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. 2021 Apr 21;2(4):243–254. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.24.BJO-2020-0187.R1

Table V.

Delta gain by sex following total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty second-side surgeries.

Variable Delta 1 Delta 2 p-value*
Pain score
THA, median (IQR)
Male 3 (2.5 to 4) 3 (2 to 4) 0.125
Female 3 (2.75 to 4) 3 (2 to 4) 0.255
p-value female vs male* 0.653 0.855
TKA, median (IQR)
Male 3 (2 to 4) 2 (1 to 3) 0.132
Female 2 (1.75 to 3) 2 (1 to 3) 0.020
p-value female vs male* 0.222 0.338
Oxford Score
THA, mean (SD)
Male 25.4 (9.7) 24.1 (9.4) 0.460
Female 24.7 (11.7) 23.3 (10.2) 0.373
p-value female vs male* 0.965 0.896
TKA, mean (SD)
Male 21.3 (8.1) 21.8 (8.3) 0.652
Female 20.2 (9.1) 16.5 (10.3) 0.001
p-value female vs male* 0.547 0.031
*

Change in pain score reported as median (IQR) analyzed by Mann Whitney U test for non-parametric data, and change in Oxford Knee Scores by mean (SD) analyzed using paired t-test as parametric data.

IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.