eTable 1. Descriptive statistics for the three variables of outcome quality of postoperative pain therapy depending on level of care.

Level of care		Age (years)	Proportion of men	Maximum pa in	Pain-related restriction of movement	Satisfaction
Standard care	Mean	61.56	0.45	4.54	0.58	13.03
	N	8796	8784	8865	8821	7812
	SD	14.1		2.4	0.493	2.26
Specialized center	Mean	62.48	0.44	5	0.69	12.56
	N	5443	5468	5485	5441	4818
	SD	14.35		2.34	0.46	2.36
University hospital	Mean	60.89	0.43	5.73	0.69	11.68
	N	447	444	444	439	419
	SD	15.56		2.77	0.47	3.01
Maximum care other than university hospital	Mean	59.7	0.48	4.84	0.52	12.49
	N	1734	1728	1739	1727	1627
	STD	16.04		2.53	0.5	2.66
Other	Mean	65.77	0.49	4.76	0.7	13.43
	N	862	872	874	860	759
	STD	11.17		2.54	0.46	1.93

SD, standard deviation

Pain intensity (highest intensity since operation), 11-point numeric rating scale (NRS): 0 = no pain; 10 = worst imaginable pain;

restriction of movement (% of “yes” responses); satisfaction (16-point NRS: 0 = completely unsatisfied; 15 = absolutely satisfied)