Table 2 Prevalence of Osteoarthritis, discharge destinations and Charlson comorbidity index of the THA patients in Spain from 2001 to 2008
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reason for surgery | Osteoarthritis (%) | 74.8 | 75.8 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 75.4 | 77.0 | <0.001 |
Other (5) | 25,2 | 24,2 | 24,1 | 23,9 | 23,7 | 23,7 | 24,6 | 23 | ||
Discharge destinations | Home (%) | 96.8 | 97.0 | 96.4 | 96.4 | 96.1 | 95.7 | 95.9 | 95.3 | <0.001 |
Health/social institution (%) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
Charlson comorbidity index | 0 (%) | 81.0 | 81.2 | 79.9 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 78.5 | <0.001 |
1-2 (%) | 18.4 | 18.1 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 20.4 | ||
>2(%) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |