Table 3.
Pain scores compared by demographic characteristics in patients who had received unilateral total knee replacement surgery at three points in time (n = 58). LSD = least significant difference.
| Variables | T1 Mean ± SD |
T2 Mean ± SD |
T3 Mean ± SD |
F Value | p Value | LSD Post-hoc Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 4.97 | 0.01 | 1 > 2 (p = 0.003) | |||
| 1. Minnan | 6.57 ± 1.84 | 5.85 ± 1.81 | 3.49 ± 1.16 | 3 > 2 (p = 0.004) | ||
| 2. Mainland Chinese | 4 ± 0 | 4 ± 1.73 | 1.33 ± 1.53 | |||
| 3. Hakka | 6 ± 1.93 | 5.55 ± 2.55 | 2.75 ± 1.49 | |||
| Aids use | 4.65 | 0.04 | ||||
| 1. No | 6.08 ± 1.75 | 5.51 ± 1.97 | 3.05 ± 1.05 | |||
| 2. Yes | 6.95 ± 2.04 | 6.21 ± 1.78 | 3.74 ± 1.66 |
Race 1: Minnan, 2: Mainland Chinese, and 3: Hakka.