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. 2012 Aug 18;471(2):504–509. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2540-z

Table 2.

Comparison of the average preoperative patient-perceived and clinical outcomes after adjustments in the three levels of self-reported alcohol consumption

Dependent measure Nondrinkers (n = 52) Occasional drinkers (n = 56) p value* Moderate drinkers (n = 17) p value
QWB-7 total score (points) 0.52 0.52 1.0 0.583 0.81
SF-36 score (points)
 Physical functioning 13.93 16.30 1.0 36.25 0.09
 Bodily pain 30.82 34.89 1.0 51.00 0.37
 General health 68.75 69.48 1.0 86.75 0.77
 Social functioning 45.14 39.44 0.47 61.00 1.0
 Physical component summary 24.04 25.48 1.0 31.00 0.82
WOMAC score (points)
 Function 42.79 42.07 1.0 24.75 0.04
 Pain 11.46 10.59 0.89 7.38 0.05
 Stiffness 3.11 4.33 0.33 3.25 1.0
 Total 57.36 57.00 1.0 35.38 0.06
Harris hip score (points) 46.21 50.33 0.86 65.25 0.04
Merle d’Aubigné-Postel hip score (points) 10.46 11.48 1.0 14.38 0.05

* Nondrinkers compared to occasional drinkers; nondrinkers compared to moderate drinkers; QWB-7 = Quality of Well-being Scale.