| 1993-1995 | 1996-1998 | 1999-2001 | 2002-2005 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 <50 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 16.0 |  |
 50- < 65 | 24.7 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 27.5 |  |
 65- <80 | 51.8 | 48.8 | 47.2 | 44.9 |  |
 ≥80 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 11.6 |  |
Mean age (SD) | 65.0 (13.2) | 63.5 (14.0) | 63.9 (14.0) | 64.3 (13.9) | 0.03 |
Female gender | 51.8 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 0.67 |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 <25 | 28.1 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 21.5 |  |
 25– 29.9 | 38.8 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 37.2 |  |
 30– 34.9 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 23.6 | 25.8 |  |
 35– 39.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 |  |
 ≥40 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |  |
Mean BMI (SD) | 28.0 (5.2) | 28.3 (5.2) | 29.1 (6.0) | 29.6 (6.2) | <0.001 |
Operative Diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 Osteoarthritis | 81.8 | 81.0 | 88.2 | 92.2 |  |
 RA/inflammatory arthritis | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 |  |
 Other | 14.5 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 6.5 |  |
Deyo-Charlson Index | Â | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 0 | 61.9 | 63.2 | 59.2 | 56.7 |  |
 1 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 16.2 |  |
 2 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 |  |
 3 or more | 12.2 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 |  |
Depression | 4.5 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 9.8 | <0.001 |
Anxiety | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.003 |