Table I.

Baseline demographic data of study participants.

Variable	Standard method	Detailed method	p-value
Mean age, yrs (SD)	53.9 (18.7)	52.6 (17.4)	0.793*
Sex, n (%)			0.782†
Male	16 (50)	13 (46.4)
Female	16 (50)	15 (53.6)
English first language, n (%)			0.929†
Yes	26 (81.3)	23 (82.1)
No	6 (18.7)	5 (17.9)
Highest level of education, n (%)			0.600†
Incomplete year 12	8 (25)	7 (25)
Complete year 12	13 (40.6)	8 (28.6)
Bachelor’s degree or higher	11 (34.4)	12 (42.9)
Procedure, n (%)			0.527†
Ankle fracture fixation	13 (40.6)	10 (35.7)
Distal radius fracture fixation	12 (37.5)	12 (42.9)
Femur fracture fixation	2 (6.3)	0 (0)
Tibia fracture fixation	5 (17.9)	6 (21.4)
ASA grade, n (%)			0.283†
I	13 (40.6)	6 (21.4)
II	13 (40.6)	15 (53.6)
III	5 (15.6)	7 (25)
IV	1 (3.1)	0 (0)
Mean time to follow-up, days (SD)	3.2 (0.4)	3.81 (1.7)	0.069*

^*Independent-samples t-test.

^†Chi-squared test.

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; SD, standard deviation.