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. 2022 Apr 1;33(4):1083–1089. doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03253-8

Table 2.

Comparison of postoperative variables between golfers and non-golfers

Golfer Difference/odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Demographic No (n = 466) Yes (n = 48)
EQ5D VAS
 1 year 77.6 (18.5) 81.5 (77.6) 3.8 (− 1.6 − 9.4) 0.166
 Change 7.4 (19.6) 4.4 (17.6)  − 3.1 (− 8.9 − 2.7) 0.298
EQ5D Index
 1 year 0.74 (0.268) 0.773 (0.262) 0.03 (− 0.05 − 0.1) 0.408
 Change 0.325 (0.334) 0.274 (0.346)  − 0.051 (− 0.151 − 0.49) 0.314
Pain VAS
 1 year 72.9 (26.9) 74.8 (28.4) 4.1 (− 6.2 − 9.9) 0.657
 Change 21.5 (31.3) 19.7 (35.6) 4.82 (− 11.2 − 7.7) 0.715
OKS
 1 year 35.5 (10) 38.1 (10.6) 2.6 (− 0.4 − 5.6) 0.089
 Change 15 (9.8) 12.7 (11.4)  − 2.4 (− 5.4 − 1.1) 0.118
FJS
 1 year 50.1 (31.8) 59.4 (33.1) 9.3 (− 0.2 − 18.8) 0.056

EQ5D EuroQol 5 dimension, VAS Visual analogue scale, OKS Oxford knee score, FJS Forgotten joint score