Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics and Satisfaction Scores for Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery

		All patients n = 189				Total hip replacement n = 126				Total knee replacement n = 63
		median [Q1-Q3]		n (%)		median [Q1-Q3]		n (%)		median [Q1-Q3]		n (%)
Age		69	[65-75]			69	[64-75]			70	[65-75]
Sex	Male			80	(42.6)			56	(44.8)			24	(38.1)
Family situation	Spouse			140	(77.3)			94	(78.3)			46	(75.4)
Retired	Yes			148	(92.5)			93	(92.1)			55	(93.2)
Occupational activity	Yes			25	(11.2)			24	(16.3)			1	(1.3)
Residence	Rural (Urban)			138	(75.8)			95	(78.5)			43	(69.4)
Years of schooling	< 6			142	(77.6)			93	(75.6)			49	(81.7)
	6-12			35	(19.1)			28	(22.8)			7	(11.7)
	> 12			6	(3.3)			2	(1.6)			4	(6.6)
Body mass index		28	[25-31]			28	[25-31]			29	[27-33]
Charlson comorbidity index	0			97	(51.6)			64	(51.2)			33	(52.4)
	1			68	(36.2)			47	(37.6)			21	(33.3)
	2 - 3			23	(12.2)			14	(11.2)			9	(14.3)
Kellgren stage at consultation	II			31	(17.8)			17	(14.8)			14	(23.7)
	III			116	(66.7)			74	(64.3)			42	(71.2)
	IV			27	(15.5)			24	(20.9)			3	(5.1)
Waiting time to surgery (days)		49	[33-77]			47	[32-77]			54	[34-78]
Length-of-stay (days)		13	[12-15]			13	[12-14]			13	[11-15]
Satisfaction with care (PJHQ) scores*
Admission		69	[50-81]			72	[50-81]			69	[56-87]
Medical care		75	[58-87]			75	[67-87]			75	[58-94]
Nursing and daily care		71	[56-84]			69	[56-84]			72	[56-81]
Hospital environment		67	[55-80]			68	[55-82]			65	[55-77]
Information		65	[50-80]			65	[50-80]			65	[50-80]

[Q1-Q3] = [1st-3rd quartile]

* PJHQ = Patient Judgements of Hospital Quality; score from 0 (worse) to 100 (best satisfaction)