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Table 2 Comparison of the baseline characteristics of the non-opioid and opioid user cohorts

From: Does preoperative opioid use predict outcomes to 6 months following primary unilateral knee or hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis? A data-linked retrospective study

Baseline Characteristic

Non-opioid user (n = 824)

Opioid user (n = 359)

P value

Proportion

70%

30%

-

Female

62%

67%

0.067

Mean age (SD)

67.7 (9.6)

65.2 (10.4)

< 0.001

Mean BMI (SD)

32.6 (7.3)

35.4 (23.8)

0.040

TKA

74%

58%

< 0.001

Right side

50%

49%

0.64

Mean Oxford Score (SD)

15.9 (7.4)

12.7 (6.8)

< 0.001

ASA 1–2

64%

62%

0.88

ASA 3–4

36%

37%

0.80

  1. SD Standard deviation. Bold values indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05)