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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: The maximal gait speed is a simple and useful prognostic indicator for functional recovery after total hip arthroplasty

Factor

n = 317

Age (years)

64.7 ± 11.8 (30–95)

Sex (n, %female)

261 (82.3%)

Body-mass index (kg/m2)

24.5 ± 4.6 (14.4–42.2)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Lumbar disease

46 (14.5%)

 Knee disease

19 (6.0%)

 Diabetes mellitus

16 (5.0%)

Preoperative Functional Assessment

 Hip pain (affected side, mm)

56.4 ± 28.9 (0–100)

 Knee extensor strength (affected side, %BW)

32.9 ± 13.6 (6.6–87.9)

 Hip abductor strength (affected side, %BW)

18.2 ± 8.8 (2.3–47.2)

 Hip flexion ROM (affected side, °)

87.8 ± 19.6 (20–132)

 Usual gait speed (m/s)

0.89 ± 0.28 (0.22–1.56)

 Maximal gait speed (m/s)

1.23 ± 0.42 (0.23–2.56)

 Time to functional recovery (days)

6.4 ± 3.1 (2–23)

 Length of hospital stay (days)

13.5 ± 4.5 (5–31)

 Discharge to rehabilitation facilities, n (%)

71 (22.4%)

  1. Values are presented as the mean ± SD (range), n (%)
  2. %BW, percentage of body weight; ROM, range of motion