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. 2024 Apr 12;6(4):514–518. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2024.03.010

Table 1.

Demographic Information of Patients Who Participated in Study Aimed to Assess the Effect of a Web Tutorial on Perceptions and Usage of Opioids Post-Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery

Variable Watched Video Did Not Watch Video Statistical Value P Value
N 25 25
Age (y) 53.8 ± 14.1 58.2 ± 14.7 1.069 .981
Gender 1.683 .641
 Cisgender man 6 (24) 7 (28)
 Cisgender woman 18 (72) 15 (60)
 Nonbinary 0 (0) 1 (4)
 Transgender man 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Transgender woman 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Other/prefer not to say 1 (4) 2 (8)
Race 2.2 .333
 White 24 (96) 21 (84)
 Black 9 (4) 3 (12)
 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Asian 0 (0) 1 (4)
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Other 0 (0) 0 (0)
Taken opioids before (% yes) 17 (68) 19 (76) 0.397 .529
Highest education 7.648 .022
 Some high school 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Completed high school 4 (16) 6 (24)
 Completed college 19 (76) 10 (40)
 Postgraduate education (eg, PhD, JD) 2 (8) 9 (36)
Days post-op at the time of survey 14.5 ± 7.6 15.8 ± 5.3 12 .285

Age is reported as mean ± SD, and all other variables are reported as n (%). Age was assessed using an independent samples t test, and statistical value is the critical t. Days post-op at the time of survey was assessed via a Wilcoxon rank sum test, and the statistical value reported is the W. All other statistics were performed with a chi-square test, and the statistical value reported is χ2.