Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the study population.
| Study sample, characteristic | Study sample 1 (N=288) | Study sample 2 (N=566) | Study sample 3 (N=526) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 58.12 (11.26) | 64.18 (10.65) | 59.00 (50-66)a | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
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Male | 126 | 214 | 259 |
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Female | 177 | 351 | 267 |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
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Breast cancer | 82 (26.9) | 222 (39.2) | —b |
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Miscellaneous cancer | 47 (15.4) | — | — |
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Prostate cancer | 42 (13.8) | — | — |
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Lymphoma | 20 (6.5) | 68 (12.0) | — |
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Colon cancer | 18 (5.9) | — | — |
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Skin cancer | 18 (5.9) | — | — |
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Lung cancer | 17 (5.5) | — | — |
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Bladder and kidney cancer | 17 (5.5) | — | — |
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Rectal cancer | 14 (4.6) | — | — |
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Head and neck cancer | 12 (3.9) | 108 (19.1) | — |
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Esophageal cancer | 10 (3.2) | — | — |
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Leukemia | 10 (3.2) | — | — |
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Other | 33 (8.8) | — | — |
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Colorectal cancer | — | 168 (29.7) | — |
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Total knee arthroplasty | — | — | 164 (31.2) |
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Total hip arthroplasty | — | — | 89 (16.9) |
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | — | — | 56 (10.6) |
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Knee arthroscopy | — | — | 47 (8.9) |
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Cuff repair | — | — | 30 (5.7) |
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High tibial osteotomy | — | — | 23 (4.4) |
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Lumbar discectomy | — | — | 17 (3.2) |
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Acromionplasty | — | — | 14 (2.7) |
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Remaining group | — | — | 86 (16.3) |
aMedian (interquartile range).
bNot assessed in this study.
cRemaining group: shoulder arthroplasty, femoral osteotomy, patella stabilization (medial patellofemeral ligament), mortons neurom, hallux valgus/rigidus, exostosis, and talocrual arthrodesis.