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. 2011 Aug 1;61(589):e459–e468. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X588420

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants by surgical outcome for total joint replacement

n (%), unless otherwise specified
Total sample (n = 257) TJR (n = 107) No TJR (n = 110) Loss to follow-up (n = 40) P-value for TJR vs no TJR
Type of osteoarthritis 0.001
Hip 134(52.1) 67 (62.6) 44 (40.0) 23 (57.5)
Knee 123(47.9) 40 (37.4) 66 (60.0) 17(42.5)

Location of osteoarthritis
Single hip 64 (24.9) 33 (30.8) 23 (20.9) 8 (20.0)
Single knee 57 (22.2) 15(14.0) 30 (27.3) 12(30.0)
Single hip and knee 12(4.7) 3 (2.8) 5 (4.5) 4(10.0)
Both hips 36(14.0) 22 (20.6) 9 (8.2) 5(12.5)
Both knees 45(17.5) 20(18.7) 22 (20.0) 1 (2.5)
Both hips and knees 20 (7.8) 8(7.5) 9 (8.2) 3(7.5)
Single hip and both knees 14(5.4) 4 (3.7) 8(7.3) 2(5.0)
Single knee and both hips 9 (3.5) 2(1.9) 4(3.6) 3(7.5)

Age
All patients, mean (SD) years 65.1 (SD10.2) 64.6 (SD 10.3) 65.2 (SD 10.0) 66.1 (SD10.7) 0.665
Hip patients, mean (SD) years 64.7 (SD 10.5) 63.9 (SD 10.8) 64.1 (SD10.5) 67.8 (SD 9.7) 0.901
Knee patients, mean (SD) years 65.7 (SD 9.9) 65.9 (SD 9.6) 66.0 (SD 9.6) 63.8 (SD 11.8) 0.975
<55 years 44(17.1) 19(17.3) 19(17.3) 6(15.0) 0.36
55-74 years 166(64.6) 73 (68.2) 68(61.8) 25 (62.5)
≥75 years 47(18.3) 15(14.0) 23 (20.9) 9 (22.5)

Sex, female
All patients 141 (54.9) 63 (58.9) 58(52.7) 20 (50.0) 0.413
Hip patients 79 (59.0) 43 (64.2) 24 (54.7) 12(52.2) 0.255
Knee patients 62 (50.4) 20 (50.0) 34(51.5) 8(47.1) 0.721

Marital status 0.007
Married/living together 192(74.7) 76(71.0) 90(81.8) 26 (65.0)
Divorced 15(5.8) 10(9.3) 1 (0.9) 4(10.0)
Widowed 40(15.6) 20(18.7) 14(12.7) 6(15.0)
Single 10(3.9) 1 (0.9) 5 (4.5) 4(10.0)

Occupational status 0.561
Retired 142(55.9) 58 (54.7) 60(55.0) 24(61.5)
Currently working 81 (31.9) 37 (34.9) 33 (30.3) 11 (28.2)
Currently not working 13(5.1) 6(5.6) 5 (4.5) 2(5.1)
Medically disabled 17(6.7) 5 (4.7) 10(9.2) 2(5.1)
In education 1 (0.4) 0 1 (0.9) 0
Not specified 3 1 1 1

Ethnicity 0.312
White 254 (99.6) 106(99.1) 109(100.0) 39.0(100.0)
Other 1 (0.4) 1 (0.9) 0 0
Not specified 2 0 1 1

Comorbiditya
Hypertension 82(31.9) 31 (29.0) 35(31.8) 16(40.0) 0.649
Diabetes 27(10.5) 8(7.5) 10(9.1) 9(22.5) 0.666
Asthma 30(11.7) 12(11.2) 14(12.7) 4(10.0) 0.732
Depression 23 (8.9) 6(5.6) 13(11.8) 4(10.0) 0.105
Ankylosing spondylitis 15(5.8) 4 (3.7) 8(7.3) 3(7.5) 0.255
Angina 16(6.2) 5 (4.7) 11 (10.0) 0 0.133
Bronchitis 7 (2.7) 1 (0.9) 6(5.5) 0 0.119
Other 66 (25.7) 27 (25.2) 30 (27.3) 9(22.5) 0.844
One or more comorbidities
All patients 168(65.4) 63 (58.9) 78(70.9) 27 (67.5) 0.063
Hip patients 77 (57.5) 34 (50.7) 27(61.4) 16(69.6) 0.163
Knee patients 91 (74.0) 29 (72.5) 51 (77.3) 11 (64.7) 0.447
a

Participantmay have reported one ormore comorbidity. SD = standard deviation. TJR = total joint replacement.