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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study sample at baseline† (N = 189)

From: Appraisal and patient-reported outcomes following total hip arthroplasty: a longitudinal cohort study

Variable

Mean

SD

Age

66.5

9.5

 Range

34–85

Comorbidities*, out of 14 presented

1.1

1.5

 Range

0–6

BMI

28.5

5.1

 Range

11.8–40.0

HOOS summary score (higher is better)

69.8

24.1

 Range

0–100

MCS (SF36 mental component) (higher is better)

44.9

8.1

 Range

12.1–60.9

Follow-up time in days

308

146

 Range

34–805

Exercise (> 15 min; number of days per week, range 0–7)

 Strenuous (heart beats rapidly)

1.2

1.8

 Moderate (not exhausting)

3.1

2.4

 Mild (minimal effort)

4.6

2.4

 

Frequency

%

Surgical approach

 Anterolateral

47

25

 Direct Lateral

96

51

 Direct Anterior Arthroplasty

41

22

 Missing

5

3

Specific comorbidities*

 Back pain

98

52

 Arthritis

173

92

 Asthma

13

7

 Cancer—now or in the past

22

12

 Depression

29

15

 Diabetes

12

6

 Heart disease

16

8

 High blood pressure

63

33

 Insomnia

36

19

 Kidney disease

4

2

 Liver disease

0

0

 Lung disease

3

2

 Stroke

4

2

 Ulcer or stomach disease

6

3

 Other

41

22

Smoking status

 Never Smoked

98

52

 Used to Smoke

75

40

 Currently Smoke

13

7

 Missing

3

2

Gender

 Male

92

49

 Female

97

51

Marital status

 Married

124

66

 Widowed

13

7

 Living with significant other

11

6

 Single (never married)

15

8

 Divorced/Separated

22

12

 Civil Union/Domestic Partner

4

2

Race

 First Nations/Native Canadian

2

1

 Asian

5

3

 Black

2

1

 White

172

91

 Missing

8

4

Hispanic ethnicity

 Yes

2

1

 No

102

54

 Missing

85

45

Work status

 Currently working

68

36

 On leave of absence

5

3

 Retired (not due to ill health)

95

50

 Disabled and/or retired because of ill health

4

2

 Homemaker

1

1

 Unemployed

1

1

 Other

15

8

Hours worked per week

 Does not apply

93

49

 Less than 20 h

25

13

 20–29 h

8

4

 30–39 h

17

9

 40 or more hours

42

22

 Missing

4

2

Workers' compensation for current condition (on or planning to apply)

 Yes

1

1

 No

180

95

 Missing

8

4

Considering legal action for current condition

 Yes

2

1

 No

177

94

 Missing

10

5

Level of education

 Less than high school

8

4

 Graduated from high school or earned GED

16

8

 Some college or technical school

29

15

 Graduated from college

53

28

 Postgraduate school or degree

81

43

 Missing

2

1

  1. †Data reflect baseline values for all variables except Follow-up Time
  2. *For these topics, a non-response was counted as the absence of the condition in question