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Table 3 Baseline characteristics according to weight change in patients with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2

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 = 809)

Weight unchanged

(n = 707)

Lost ≥ 5% baseline weight

(n = 102)

Gender, n (%)

 Female

551 (68.1)

476 (67.3)

75 (73.5)

 Male

258 (31.9)

231 (32.7)

27 (26.5)

Age, years, mean (SD)

65.8 (9.26)

65.7 (9.38)

66.0 (8.44)

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

37.0 (5.75)

36.9 (5.69)

38.2 (6.03)

Surgery type, n (%)

 Total hip arthroplasty

193 (23.9)

171 (24.2)

22 (21.6)

 Total knee arthroplasty

616 (76.1)

536 (75.8)

80 (78.4)

 Unilateral

792 (97.9)

690 (97.6)

102 (100)

 Bilateral

17 (2.1)

17 (2.4)

0 (0)

ASA, n (%)

 1

19 (2.3)

14 (2.0)

5 (4.9)

 2

347 (42.9)

303 (42.9)

44 (43.1)

 3

277 (34.2)

241 (34.1)

36 (35.3)

 4

5 (0.6)

5 (0.7)

0 (0)

 Missing

161 (19.9)

144 (20.4)

17 (16.7)

Comorbidities

 Low back pain

339 (41.9)

294 (41.6)

45 (44.1)

 Other lower limb joint problem

316 (39.1)

268 (37.9)

48 (47.1)

 Heart disease

315 (38.9)

270 (38.2)

45 (44.1)

 Hypertension

563 (69.6)

491 (69.4)

72 (70.6)

 Diabetes

258 (31.9)

222 (31.4)

36 (35.3)

 Stomach or GIT condition

162 (20.0)

148 (20.9)

14 (13.7)

 Lung disease

168 (20.8)

146 (20.7)

22 (21.6)

 Renal failure

66 (8.2)

58 (8.2)

8 (7.8)

 Liver disease

12 (1.5)

11 (1.6)

1 (1.0)

 Neurological condition

47 (5.8)

40 (5.7)

7 (6.9)

 Depression

131 (16.2)

114 (16.1)

17 (16.7)

Baseline HOOS/KOOS, mean (SD)

 Pain

30.9 (16.9)

30.3 (16.2)

35.1 (21.1)

 Symptoms

33.9 (18.5)

33.4 (18.2)

37.7 (20.3)

 Activities of daily living

31.7 (17.3)

31.3 (17.0)

34.7 (19.3)

 Sport

12.6 (19.3)

12.3 (19.2)

14.3 (20.2)

 Quality of life

17.9 (15.9)

17.7 (16.0)

19.9 (14.6)

 Total

32.1 (16.6)

31.7 (16.2)

34.9 (19.1)

Baseline EQ-VAS, mean (SD)

56.8 (23.3)

57.3 (22.9)

53.5 (25.4)

Education, n (%)

 Certificate

20 (2.5)

15 (2.1)

5 (4.9)

 Graduate Degree

18 (2.2)

16 (2.3)

2 (2.0)

 No Formal Schooling

51 (6.3)

43 (6.1)

8 (7.8)

 Post-Graduate Degree

12 (1.5)

10 (1.4)

2 (2.0)

 Unknown

23 (2.8)

22 (3.1)

1 (1.0)

 Year 10 or Equivalent

439 (54.3)

390 (55.2)

49 (48.0)

 Year 12 or Equivalent

119 (14.7)

104 (14.7)

15 (14.7)

 Year 6 or Equivalent

127 (15.7)

107 (15.1)

20 (19.6)

Preferred language, n (%)

 English

519 (64.2)

452 (63.9)

67 (65.7)

 Other

290 (35.8)

255 (36.1)

35 (34.3)

  1. n number, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, 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