Table 1.
Characteristics of hip and knee arthroplasty participants (n=128)
| Characteristic | |
| Female, n (%) | 77 (60.2) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 65.6 (10.0) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 102 (79.9) |
| Black | 19 (14.8) |
| Other | 7 (5.4) |
| Location of pain or concern, n (%) | |
| Knee | 82 (64.6) |
| Hip | 28 (13.3) |
| Hip and knee | 17 (13.4) |
| Duration of joint pain, years, median (IQR) | 3.5 (1–10) |
| Education level obtained, n (%) | |
| High school or less | 35 (27.3) |
| Some college | 41 (32.0) |
| College degree or higher | 50 (39.1) |
| Undisclosed | 2 (1.6) |
| Annual income, US$, n (%) | |
| <50 000 | 31 (24.2) |
| 50 000–100 000 | 40 (31.3) |
| >100 000 | 40 (31.3) |
| Undisclosed | 17 (13.3) |
| Health insurance, n (%) | |
| Private insurance | 68 (53.1) |
| Medicare | 23 (18.0) |
| Not recorded | 37 (28.9) |
| Use information from websites to make healthcare-related decisions, yes, n (%) | 47 (23.6) |
| Most common websites for information on healthcare-related decisions, n (%) | |
| Consumer reports | 13 (10.2) |
| CMS Hospital Compare | 8 (6.3) |
| Individual hospital websites | 3 (2.3) |
| Other | 8 (6.3) |
| Previously had a hip or knee arthroplasty surgery, n (%) | 37 (28.9) |
| Previously been a caregiver for someone who had a hip or knee arthroplasty surgery, n (%) | 32 (25.0) |
CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
SD, standard deviation.
IQR, interquartile range