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. 2021 Sep 4;77(9):1915–1922. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab257

Table 3.

Results on the Change From Preoperative to Postoperative Levels in PCS, Bodily Pain, and Vitality

PCS Bodily Pain Vitality
Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI) Estimate (95% CI)
Intercept 13.22*** (12.46 to 13.99) 11.42*** (10.61 to 12.23) 6.44*** (6.75 to 7.14)
Baseline value −0.52*** (−0.55 to −0.50) −0.58*** (−0.61 to −0.55) −0.46*** (−0.48 to −0.44)
Age Per 5 years −0.99*** (−1.16 to −0.82) −0.30*** (−0.48 to −0.12) −0.58*** (−0.73 to −0.42)
Gender (ref = Female) Male 0.47* (0.01 to 0.93) 0.96*** (0.47 to 1.44) −0.11 (−0.54 to 0.31)
Race (ref = White) Black −1.76*** (−2.72 to −0.80) −1.63** (−2.63 to −0.63) −0.61 (−1.47 to 0.25)
Other −0.044 (−1.56 to 1.47) −0.77 (−2.36 to 0.82) −0.34 (−1.70 to 1.02)
Education (ref = High school or less) Post-high school or more 0.41 (−0.07 to 0.88) 0.21 (−0.29 to 0.72) 0.46* (0.02 to 0.89)
Other 0.32 (−1.16 to 1.79) 0.53 (−1.03 to 2.10) 0.31 (−1.03 to 1.65)
Income (ref = ≤$45 000) >$45 000 0.97*** (0.45 to 1.49) 1.25*** (0.69 to 1.80) 0.77** (0.29 to 1.25)
Not reported 0.63 (−0.03 to 1.29) 0.79* (0.10 to 1.48) 0.62* (0.02 to 1.22)
Marital status (ref = Married or as married) Widowed, separated or divorced 0.068 (−0.47 to 0.60) 0.29 (−0.27 to 0.86) −0.12 (−0.61 to 0.36)
Never married −1.31* (−2.41 to −0.21) −0.07 (−1.24 to 1.10) −1.45** (−2.46 to −0.45)
BMI Per 5 unit −0.70*** (−0.90 to −0.51) −0.21* (−0.41 to 0.00) −0.43*** (−0.61 to −0.26)
Comorbidity (ref = 0) 1 −1.57*** (−2.11 to −1.04) −1.14*** (−1.70 to −0.58) −0.73** (−1.22 to −0.24)
2–5 −3.19*** (−3.86 to −2.52) −2.79*** (−3.49 to −2.08) −1.74*** (−2.35 to −1.13)
≥6 −2.22*** (−2.88 to −1.56) −1.78*** (−2.48 to −1.08) −1.25*** (−1.86 to −0.65)
Smoking history (ref = Never smoked) Other −0.28 (−0.70 to 0.14) −0.28 (−0.73 to 0.16) −0.075 (−0.46 to 0.31)

Notes: BMI = body mass index; PCS = physical component summary. (a) Age = (age-60)/5, BMI = (bmi-25)/5. (b) Significance codes: ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05.