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. 2021 Aug 25;92(6):709–715. doi: 10.1080/17453674.2021.1970322

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics according to previous surgery yes/no (all primary TKAs). Values are count (%) unless otherwise specified

  Previous surgery
 
  yes no  
  n = 844 n = 3,101  
Factor (21%) (79%) p-value
Women 439 (52) 2,233 (72) < 0.001
Age at operation
 mean (SD) 67.3 (9.3) 72.5 (9.2) < 0.001
BMI, mean (SD)a 29 (5.1) 30 (5.7) < 0.001
BMI categories
 < 24.9 206 (24) 578 (19)  
 25–29.9 321 (38) 1,106 (36)  
 30–34.9 227 (27) 829 (27)  
 ≥ 35 89 (11) 572 (19)  
ASA score 3–4b 158 (19) 879 (28) < 0.001
Ever smokerc 740 (35) 286 (24) < 0.001
Bilateral primary TKA 88 (10) 625 (20) < 0.001
Diagnosis primary OA 545 (65) 2,848 (92) < 0.001
Previous knee surgery
 Arthroscopy 127 (15)  
 Meniscectomy 400 (47)  
 Osteosynthesis 75 (9)  
 Osteotomy 129 (15)  
 Ligamentoplasty 43 (5)  
 Other 70 (8)  
Implant-related information
 Patellar resurfacing, yes 527 (62) 2,135 (69) < 0.001
 Posterior-stabilized, yes 677 (80) 2,496 (81) 0.9
 Fixed-bearing, yes 780 (92) 2,974 (96) < 0.001
 Surgery duration, min (SD) 124 (31) 119 (28) < 0.001
a

BMI was missing in 17 cases (0.4%).

b

ASA score was missing in 4 cases (0.1%).

c

Smoking status was missing in 73 cases (1.9%).