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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to four body mass index (BMI) categories

From: Effect of body mass index on symptomatic venous thromboembolism and prosthesis revision risk after total knee arthroplasty: a long-term study from China

 

BMI<25

(n = 2036)

BMI25–29.9

(n = 3691)

BMI30–34.9

(n = 1279)

BMI ≥ 35

(n = 176)

P

Age, mean ± SD

66.6 ± 8.2

66.0 ± 7.3

64.9 ± 7.1

63.8 ± 8.2

<0.001

Sex

    

0.003

 Women

1358

2595

840

125

 

 Men

678

1096

439

51

 

Affected side

    

0.289

 Left

993

1821

591

86

 

 Right

1043

1870

688

90

 

Length of stay

9.2 ± 3.6

9.2 ± 4.3

9.4 ± 3.8

9.9 ± 4.1

0.031

Surgery time, mins

83.2 ± 25.7

83.7 ± 25.8

85.2 ± 24.6

89.9 ± 25.1

<0.001

Total expense, RMB

49,141.8 ± 17,126.6

57,477.6 ± 22,957.5

58,515.8 ± 16,421.8

71,234.9 ± 25,902.8

<0.001

BMI, mean ± SD

22.9 ± 1.7

27.3 ± 1.4

31.8 ± 1.4

38.1 ± 3.9

<0.001

Number of combined underlying diseases

    

<0.001

 0

715

1151

359

53

 

 1

683

1287

447

60

 

  ≥ 2

638

1253

473

63