Table 1 Subject characteristics by study outcome
All subjects | No joint replacement | TJR | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number (%) | 2,421 | 2,296 | 94.4% | 125 | 5.2% | ||
% male | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.4% | 0.917 | |||
Mean age at index (SD) | 51.9 | 15.0 | 51.4 | 15.0 | 59.4 | 11.5 | <0.000 |
Prior ischaemic disease (%) | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 0.878 | |||
Median GP visits yr prior (IQR) | 10 | (6–18) | 10 | (6–18) | 10.5 | (6–18) | 0.781 |
Mean BMI before CRP (SD) | 26.9 | 5.6 | 26.9 | 5.6 | 28.1 | 6.3 | 0.051 |
Mean SBP before CRP (SD) | 137.4 | 16.6 | 137.0 | 16.5 | 145.1 | 16.1 | <0.000 |
Mean TC before CRP (SD) | 5.35 | 1.00 | 5.35 | 1.00 | 5.45 | 0.93 | 0.388 |
Ever smoked (%) | 38.4 | 38.8 | 31.5 | 0.107 | |||
Ln mean CRP (SD) | 2.51 | 1.01 | 2.49 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 0.98 | <0.000 |
Number of deaths (%) | 194 | 8.0 | 185 | 8.1 | 9 | 7.2 | 0.866 |