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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for the overall sample

From: The effect of body mass index and preoperative weight loss in people with obesity on postoperative outcomes to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study

 

Overall

(n = 1,337)

THA

(n = 399)

TKA

(n = 938)

BMI < 35

(n = 882)

BMI ≥ 35

(n = 455)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

849 (63.5)

229 (57.4)

620 (66.1)

518 (58.7)

331 (72.7)

 Male

488 (36.5)

170 (42.6)

318 (33.9)

364 (41.3)

124 (27.3)

Age, years, mean (SD)

66.8 (9.89)

65.3 (11.8)

67.5 (8.89)

68.1 (10.1)

64.3 (9.05)

Baseline BMI, (kg/m2), mean (SD)

32.8 (7.12)

30.5 (6.24)

33.8 (7.25)

28.8 (3.98)

40.5 (5.31)

Surgery type, n (%)

 THA

399 (29.8)

399 (100)

0 (0)

309 (35)

90 (19.8)

 TKA

938 (70.2)

0 (0)

938 (100)

573 (65)

365 (80.2)

 Unilateral

1,316 (98.4)

396 (99.2)

920 (98.1)

874 (99.1)

442 (97.1)

 Bilateral

21 (1.6)

3 (0.8)

18 (1.9)

8 (0.9)

13 (2.9)

ASA, n (%)

 1

52 (3.9)

19 (4.8)

33 (3.5)

46 (5.2)

6 (1.3)

 2

611 (45.7)

194 (48.6)

417 (44.5)

434 (49.2)

177 (38.9)

 3

412 (30.8)

109 (27.3)

303 (32.3)

229 (26.0)

183 (40.2)

 4

8 (0.6)

2 (0.5)

6 (0.6)

4 (0.5)

4 (0.9)

 Missing

254 (19.0)

75 (18.8)

179 (19.1)

169 (19.2)

85 (18.7)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Low back pain

527 (39.4)

189 (47.4)

338 (36.0)

328 (37.2)

199 (43.7)

 Other lower limb joint problem

500 (37.4)

169 (42.4)

331 (35.3)

319 (36.2)

181 (39.8)

 Heart disease

496 (37.1)

139 (34.9)

357 (38.1)

326 (37)

170 (37.3)

 Hypertension

857 (64.1)

224 (56.1)

633 (67.5)

519 (58.8)

338 (74.3)

 Diabetes

343 (25.7)

66 (16.5)

277 (29.5)

173 (19.6)

170 (37.4)

 Stomach or GIT condition

226 (16.9)

50 (12.5)

176 (18.8)

133 (15.1)

93 (20.4)

 Lung disease

236 (17.7)

74 (18.5)

162 (17.3)

124 (14.1)

112 (24.6)

 Renal failure

100 (7.5)

31 (7.8)

69 (7.4)

67 (7.6)

33 (7.3)

 Liver disease

24 (1.8)

4 (1.0)

20 (2.1)

17 (1.9)

7 (1.5)

 Neurological condition

75 (5.6)

26 (6.5)

49 (5.2)

50 (5.7)

25 (5.5)

 Depression

203 (15.2)

56 (14.0)

147 (15.7)

124 (14.1)

79 (17.4)

Baseline HOOS/KOOS, mean (SD)

 Pain

31.5 (17.0)

31.1 (17.6)

31.7 (16.7)

32.5 (17.3)

29.3 (16.0)

 Symptoms

34.7 (18.5)

33.5 (19.8)

35.2 (17.9)

35.5 (18.9)

33.1 (17.7)

 Activities of daily living

33.1 (17.6)

31.4 (18.0)

33.9 (17.4)

34.4 (17.6)

30.5 (17.3)

 Sport/Recreation

13.5 (19.2)

16.5 (18.8)

12.2 (19.3)

14.4 (18.7)

11.7 (20.3)

 Quality of Life

18.6 (16.1)

19.1 (16.8)

18.4 (15.7)

19.4 (16.1)

17.0 (15.9)

 Total

33.3 (16.9)

32.1 (17.6)

33.9 (16.5)

34.5 (17.0)

30.9 (16.5)

Baseline EQ-VAS, mean (SD)

57.8 (24.1)

55.9 (24.1)

58.7 (24.1)

58.6 (24.8)

56.4 (22.8)

Education, n (%)

 Certificate

32 (2.4)

10 (2.5)

22 (2.3)

22 (2.5)

10 (2.2)

 Graduate Degree

34 (2.5)

12 (3.0)

22 (2.3)

27 (3.1)

7 (1.5)

 No Formal Schooling

69 (5.2)

8 (2.0)

61 (6.5)

41 (4.6)

28 (6.2)

 Post-Graduate Degree

20 (1.5)

6 (1.5)

14 (1.5)

14 (1.6)

6 (1.3)

 Unknown

36 (2.7)

11 (2.8)

25 (2.7)

22 (2.5)

14 (3.1)

 Year 10 or Equivalent

741 (55.4)

239 (59.9)

502 (53.5)

487 (55.2)

254 (55.8)

 Year 12 or Equivalent

186 (13.9)

69 (17.3)

117 (12.5)

123 (13.9)

63 (13.8)

 Year 6 or Equivalent

219 (16.4)

44 (11.0)

175 (18.7)

146 (16.6)

73 (16.0)

Preferred language, n (%)

 English

867 (64.8)

284 (71.2)

583 (62.2)

555 (62.9)

312 (68.6)

 Other

470 (35.2)

115 (28.8)

355 (37.8)

327 (37.1)

143 (31.4)

  1. THA total hip arthroplasty, TKA total knee arthroplasty, BMI body mass index, n number, SD standard deviation, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, GIT gastrointestinal tract, HOOS hip injury and osteoarthritis outcome score, KOOS knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score, EQ-VAS EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale