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Table 2 Patient baseline characteristics with mean values and range in brackets

From: Does pre-operative psychological distress affect patient satisfaction after primary total hip arthroplasty?

Patient characteristics

Non distressed (n = 340)

Distressed (n = 108)

p value

Gender: M:F

147:192

33:75

0.018

Height: ( cm)

167.95 ( 146-189)

165.90 (145-185)

0.047

Weight ( kg)

78.01 ( 48-154)

74.67 ( 44-126)

0.058

Age

64.37 (29-90)

64.70 (23-85)

0.772

Affected hip

L 163, R 167

L 38 R 70

0.026

Occupation

Unemployed/retired 218

professional 46

other 66

Unemployed/retired 76

housewife 12

other 20

0.040

Diagnosis

Primary OA 271

Secondary OA 28

Other 41

Primary OA 90

Secondary arthritis 6

Other 12

0.080

Co-existent disease

252

90

0.052

Corticosteroid use

47

9

0.693

NSAID

163

53

1.000

Anticoagulant use

39

21

0.054

Charnley category

A 168, B 62, C 90

A 50, B19, C 35

0.559

MHS

79 (60-100)

43 ( 0-56)

0.000

General health

71 (20-100)

59 (10-97)

0.000

Bodily pain

30 ( 0-100)

18 (0-94)

0.006

Physical functioning

21 (0-90)

13 (0-95)

0.002

Social functioning

50 (0-100)

26 (0-100)

0.000

Vitality

44(0-95)

26 (0-70)

0.001

Role emotional

59 ( 0-100)

15 (0-100)

0.000

Role physical

11 (0-100)

5 (0-100)

0.022

Surgical approach

Posterior 79, lateral 160

Posterior 31, lateral 50

NA