Table 3. Effects of patient characteristics on EAT-10 scores.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.
| Variables | Linear mixed regression | ||
| β | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Age | 0.01 | (-0.05 to 0.08) | 0.711 |
| Sex (female versus male) | 0.40 | (-1.16 to 1.96) | 0.599 |
| BMI | -0.10 | (-0.23 to 0.03) | 0.122 |
| CCI | 0.37 | (0.004 to 0.74) | 0.048 |
| Opioid use (yes versus no) | 1.23 | (-0.40 to 2.87) | 0.132 |
| Depression (yes versus no) | 1.40 | (-0.31 to 3.11) | 0.103 |
| Smoke (yes versus no) | -0.77 | (-2.98 to 1.44) | 0.479 |
| Alcohol use (yes versus no) | -1.97 | (-5.64 to 1.70) | 0.276 |
| Time (reference: preoperative) | |||
| Postoperative – one month | 4.99 | (3.80 to 6.17) | <0.001 |
| Postoperative – three months | 3.12 | (1.95 to 4.30) | <0.001 |
| Postoperative – six months | 1.78 | (0.53 to 3.03) | 0.008 |
| Postoperative – 12 months | 1.38 | (-0.02 to 2.78) | 0.053 |