Table 2 Preoperative WOMAC, KSS, CES-D10, and pain VAS scores according to patients’ characteristics*
From: Factors affecting the quality of life after total knee arthroplasties: a prospective study
| Â | Gender | Age | BMI | Level of education | Social support | Residence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
male | female | <65 years | ≥ 65 years | <30 | ≥30 | low§ | high | yes | no | rural | urban/semi- | |
WOMAC scale | ||||||||||||
Pain | 10.3(4.5) | 12.2(3.8) ††| 12.4(3.4) | 11.6(4.2) | 11.1(4.1) | 12.4(3.8)†| 12.3(4.2) | 11.7(3.9) | 11.8(4.1) | 11.7(3.5) | 11.7(4.5) | 11.9(3.7) |
Function | 34.7(14.1) | 39.6(10.1)†| 37.8(12.4) | 38.6(10.9) | 36.2(11.6) | 40.5(10.6)†| 42.1(10.7) | 37.9(11.3) | 38.3(11.9) | 39.5(7.3) | 38.7(12.7) | 38.4(10.3) |
Stiffness | 3.6(1.8) | 4.2(1.5)†| 3.9(1.7) | 4.1(1.6) | 3.9(1.6) | 4.2(1.6) | 4.6(1.3) | 3.9(1.6) | 4.1(1.6) | 3.9(1.6) | 4.1(1.5) | 4.0(1.7) |
KSS | ||||||||||||
Knee score | 45.3(18.8) | 39.2(17.6)†| 38.8(19.3) | 41.4(17.6) | 41.3(19.6) | 39.9(16.6) | 38.9(15.8) | 41.6(18.2) | 40.41(18.4) | 41.1(16.0) | 40.9(18.3) | 40.3(17.9) |
Function score | 37.5(13.2) | 32.5(11.7)†| 37.5(15.9) | 33.9(10.4) | 36.1(13.7) | 33.03(10.4) | 33.6(10.5) | 34.61(12.4) | 34.8 (11.9) | 32.5(12.7) | 34.1(11.2) | 34.7(12.7) |
CES-D10 | 5.9(6.1) | 10.4(6.4)††| 10.0(6.5) | 8.8(6.6) | 8.1(0.7) | 9.9(0.6) | 9.8(6.8) | 8.8(6.7) | 8.7(6.6) | 11.3(6.1)†| 9.5(6.8) | 8.9(6.5) |
Pain VAS | 7.9(2.1) | 9.0(1.6)††| 9.0(1.4) | 8.6(1.9) | 8.5(2.0) | 9.0(1.4) | 9.9(1.6) | 8.7(1.8) | 8.6(1.8) | 9.2(1.3) | 8.6(2.0) | 8.8(1.6) |