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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and preoperative clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Patient characteristics and valuation changes impact quality of life and satisfaction in total knee arthroplasty – results from a German prospective cohort study

 

N/Mean (SD)

%

n

137

 

Age

70.15 (8.76)

 

Gender male

53

38.69

BMI (Mean)

28.95 (5.78)

 

BMI ≥ 30

55

39.86

Metabolic syndrome (yes)

7

5.11

Marital status

 Married

82

59.85

 Single

13

9.49

 Divorced

8

5.84

 Living Apart

1

0.73

 Widowed

33

24.09

Housing situation

 Alone

45

34.35

 With partner

54

41.22

 With family

31

23.66

 Other

1

0.76

Health insurance

 Compulsory

69

50.36

 Private

68

49.64

Major diagnosis

 Right

75

54.74

 Left

61

44.53

 Bilateral

1

0.73

Operations at joint before TKR

 0

82

59.85

 1

39

28.47

 2

12

8.76

 > 3

4

2.92

Cement (cement or hybrid)

 Cement

66

48.18

Already TKR

14

10.22

Already THR

14

10.22

Discharge

 Home

26

18.98

 Inpatient rehabilitation

112

81.02

Charlson Comorbidity Index

 0

89

64.96

 1

36

26.28

 2

5

3.65

 > 3

7

5.11

ASA Physical Score Classification

 1

33

24.09

 2

86

62.77

 3

18

13.14

Infiltration anaesthesia

44

32.12

FNB/ASNB/SSNB

64

46.72

PDA

8

5.84

Preoperative hemoglobin

13.94 (1.14)

 

Number of operations and other procedures

2.00 (0.97)

 

Knee Society Score

52.33 (16.23)

 

Knee Society Score function

66.24 (20.99)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FNB femoral nerve block, ASNB anterior sciatic nerve block, SSNB subgluteal sciatic nerve block, PDA peridural anaesthesia