Table 1.

Sample description for Continuous and Dichotomous Variables.

Variable	Mean	SD
Age 1	67.61	±8.102
Variable	median	Q1	Q3
Age (y.) 2	68	63	74
Weight (kg) 2	82	70	90
BMI (kg/m2) 2	28.4	25.3	32
Duration of surgery 2	138	120	165
Intensity of chronic pain before admission 2	6	5	8
EQ5D preoperative 2,a	0.636	0.416	0.750
Total Pain Composite Score (PCStotal) POD1 2	2.07	1.31	2.79
Total Pain Composite Score (PCStotal) POD5 2	0.41	0.09	1.11
Variable	N	%	-
Gender 3
Male	20	27
Female	55	73
Marital status 3
Married	69	92
Single	6	8
Education 3
Primary school or under	18	24
Secondary school	44	59
College	13	17
Type of anesthesia 3
General	29	39
Spinal	46	61
Nonopioid administered (ward) 3		96
Paracetamol	71	48
Ketoprofen	36	20
Ketrolac	15	43
Metamizole	32	8
	6
Systemic opioid (ward) 3	63	85

¹ = the values are given as the mean ± standard deviation (SD); ² = the values are given as numerical rating scale scores by median with interquartile range (IQR); ³ = The values are given as the number of patients with the percentage in parentheses. ^a: EQ5D = EuroQol-5D.