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Participant Characteristics
| Surgical Patients (n=53) | |
|---|---|
| Age--years, mean (± SD) | 50 (±17) |
| Male sex-- no. (%) | 29 (54.7) |
| Race-- no. (%) | |
| White | 46 (86.8) |
| Black | 4 (7.5) |
| Other | 3 (5.7) |
| Ethnicity—no. (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 46 (86.8) |
| Other/unknown | 4 (7.5) |
| Hispanic | 3 (5.7) |
| Type of surgery-- n (%) | |
| Urology | 26 (49.1) |
| Orthopedic | 10 (18.9) |
| Surgical oncology | 6 (11.3) |
| Plastics | 6 (11.3) |
| Neurosurgery | 3 (5.7) |
| Minimally invasive surgery | 2 (3.8) |
