Table 1.
Cardiac risk factors for TKA, THA, and PSF patientsa.
| Procedure | TKA (n = 209) |
THA (n = 231) |
PSF (n = 92) |
All (n = 532) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 74 ± 9 | 72 ± 8 | 67 ± 11 | 72 ± 10 | <0.001 |
| BMI (SD) | 26 ± 6 | 31 ± 6 | 28 ± 5 | 29 ± 6 | 0.415 |
| Male (%) | 119 (57) | 118 (51) | 51 (55) | 288 (54) | 0.451 |
| β-blocker (%) | 119 (57) | 148 (64) | 4 (4) | 271 (51) | <0.001 |
| Statins (%) | 85 (41) | 110 (48) | 6 (7) | 201 (38) | <0.001 |
| Previous MI (%) | 27 (13) | 24 (10) | 10 (11) | 61 (12) | 0.699 |
| + Stress test (%) | 12 (6) | 20 (9) | 2 (2) | 34 (6) | 0.091 |
| Angina (%) | 28 (13) | 25 (11) | 8 (9) | 61 (12) | 0.472 |
| Stents (%) | 36 (17) | 35 (15) | 11 (12) | 82 (15) | 0.520 |
| Previous CVA (%) | 5 (2) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 9 (2) | 0.667 |
| DM (%) | 15 (7) | 23 (10) | 7 (8) | 45 (9) | 0.554 |
| Cr ≥ 1.6 | 11 (5) | 10 (4) | 2 (2) | 23 (4) | 0.487 |
| Previous CHF (%) | 3 (1) | 6 (3) | 1 (1) | 10 (2) | 0.692 |
aData are listed as number of patients ± SD or number (%).
THA total hip arthroplasty, TKA total knee arthroplasty, PSF posterior spine fusion, MI myocardial infarction, stents coronary artery stents, CVA cerebral vascular accident, DM diabetes mellitus, Cr blood creatinine level, measured in mg/dL.