Table 1 Patient characteristics at baseline for respondents included in the analysis 1 year after hip joint replacement surgery and those excluded after baseline response, mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
Included | Excluded | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 203 | 47 | |
Female sex, number (%) | 143 (70) | 35 (74) | 0.58 |
Age, years | 68.7 (9.9) | 71.7 (8.4) | 0.06 |
Marital status, number (%) | 0.37 | ||
Married | 135 (67) | 31 (66) | |
Unmarried | 11 (5) | 0 (0) | |
Separated/divorced | 24 (12) | 6 (13) | |
Widowed | 33 (16) | 10 (21) | |
Employment, number (%) | 0.07 | ||
Retired | 123 (61) | 35 (76) | |
Disability pension | 25 (12) | 4 (9) | |
Sick leave | 17 (8) | 5 (11) | |
Full or part time employed | 38 (19) | 2 (4) | |
Educational level, number (%) | 0.19 | ||
Primary school | 49 (25) | 17 (37) | |
Secondary school | 85 (42) | 19 (41) | |
University < 4 years | 39 (19) | 4 (9) | |
University ≥4 years | 28 (14) | 6 (13) | |
Comorbidity, number (%) | (N = 168) | (N = 42) | |
Cardiovascular | 33 (20) | 9 (21) | 0.47 |
Pulmonary | 21 (13) | 7 (17) | 0.31 |
Diabetes | 5 (3) | 3 (7) | 0.20 |
Cancer | 21 (13) | 6 (14) | 0.46 |
Skin diseases | 21 (13) | 2 (5) | 0.12 |
Gastrointestinal | 26 (16) | 5 (12) | 0.38 |
Psychiatric | 18 (11) | 3 (7) | 0.36 |
Other | 28 (17) | 5 (12) | 0.31 |
Duration of pain prior to surgery, years | 6.3 (6.7)1 | 6.5 (6.1) 2 | 0.82 |
Waiting time, days3 | 68.6 (54.3) | 65.6 (58.8)4 | 0.75 |