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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of two groups

From: In vivo wear performance of highly cross-linked polyethylene vs. yttria stabilized zirconia and alumina stabilized zirconia at a mean seven-year follow-up

 

All

PSZ

ASZ

P value

Number of Hips

91

23

68

 

Gender (men/women)

8/83

2/21

6/62

>0.999

Age (years)

59

64

57

0.02

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

23.4

24.1

23.2

0.32

Diagnosis

    

  Osteoarthritis

75

16

58

0.21

  ION

10

5

6

 

  Rheumatoid Arthritis

6

2

4

 

Polyethylene Thickness (mm)

11

10.7

11.5

0.020

  1. ION idiopathic osteonecrosis of the hip.
  2. PSZ partially-stabilized zirconia.
  3. ASZ alumina stabilized zirconia.