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Table 1 Characteristics of quantitative research sample

From: Exploring expectations of Chinese patients for total knee arthroplasty: once the medicine is taken, the symptoms vanish

 

Research sample (n = 198)

Age, years, scope (mean, SD)

56–94 (72.2, 13.82)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

49(24.75)

 Female

149(75.25)

Educational status, n (%)

 Primary school and below

54(27.27)

 Junior high school

63(31.82)

 Higher education

81(40.91)

Work status, n (%)

 Retired

153 (77.27)

 At work

18(9.09)

 Unemployed

27(13.64)

Living companions, n (%)

 Live alone

20(10.10)

 With partner

81(40.91)

 With parent(s)

14(7.07)

 With child (ren)

76(38.38)

 With partner and child (ren)

7(3.54)

Number of co-morbidities, n (%)

 0

29(14.65)

 1

73(36.87)

 2

80(40.40)

 Over 2

16(8.08)

HSS-TKRES scores, points, scope (mean, SD)

48.68 ~ 100 (89.17, 13.89)

  1. SD standard deviation