Table 3.
VAS Score After Surgery
| Group | A | B | C | D | E | F |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 | 18.5 kg/m2 ≤BMI<22kg/m2 | 22 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2 | 24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 26 kg/m2 | 26 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2 | BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 | |||
| At rest 24 h after surgery | Mean ± SD | 1.83 ± 1.56 #b | 1.10 ± 0.98 #a | 1.49 ± 1.06 | 1.18 ± 0.84 | 1.39 ± 1.02 | 1.52 ± 1.39 | 0.004* |
| VAS ≤ 3 | 93.1% (27/29) | 97.6% (121/124) | 96.0% (95/99) | 100.0% (69/69) | 97.8% (45/46) | 100.0% (23/23) | 0.358 | |
| VAS > 3 | 6.9% (2/29) | 2.4% (3/124) | 4.0% (4/99) | 0.0% (0/69) | 2.2% (1/46) | 0.0% (0/23) | ||
| Be active 24 h after surgery | Mean ± SD | 3.17 ± 1.51 | 2.64 ± 1.34 | 2.96 ± 1.31 | 2.84 ±1.18 | 2.93 ±1.12 | 3.00 ± 1.17 | 0.256 |
| VAS ≤ 3 | 62.1% (18/29) | 78.2% (97/124) | 67.7% (67/99) | 73.9% (51/69) | 73.9% (34/46) | 65.3% (15/23) | 0.361 | |
| VAS > 3 | 37.9% (11/29) | 21.8% (27/124) | 32.3% (32/99) | 26.1% (18/69) | 26.1% (12/46) | 34.8% (8/23) | ||
| At rest 48 h after surgery | Mean ± SD | 0.72 ± 1.10 | 0.56 ± 0.76 | 0.60 ± 0.77 | 0.48 ± 0.63 | 0.59 ± 0.72 | 0.61 ± 0.72 | 0.796 |
| VAS ≤ 3 | 96.6% (28/29) | 99.2% (123/124) | 99.0% (98/99) | 100.0% (69/69) | 100.0% (46/46) | 100.0% (23/23) | 0.568 | |
| VAS > 3 | 3.4% (1/29) | 0.8% (1/124) | 1.0% (1/99) | 0.0% (0/69) | 0.0% (0/46) | 0.0% (0/23) | ||
| Be active 48 h after surgery | Mean ± SD | 1.83 ± 1.34 | 1.70 ± 0.94 #c | 2.17 ± 1.19 #b | 1.71 ± 0.97 | 1.89 ± 0.95 | 1.78 ± 0.80 | 0.021* |
| VAS ≤ 3 | 96.6% (28/29) | 96.0% (119/124) | 88.9% (88/99) | 94.2% (65/69) | 93.5% (43/46) | 95.7% (22/23) | 0.364 | |
| VAS > 3 | 3.4% (1/29) | 4.0% (5/124) | 11.1% (11/99) | 5.8% (4/69) | 6.5% (3/46) | 4.3% (1/23) | ||
Notes: A: BMI < 18.5 kg/m2; B: 18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 22 kg/m2; C: 22 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2; D: 24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 26 kg/m2; E: 26 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2; F: BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2. *There were significant differences among groups (p < 0.05). #a/#b/#c: The difference between this group and Group A/B/C was statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.