Table 2 General and clinical characteristics in all patients and comparison before and after the establishment of regional rheumatoid and degenerative arthritis center
Variables | All | BEC | AEC | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Numbers | 845 | 166 (19.6) | 679 (80.4) | |
Age | 72.0 ± 5.8 | 71.1 ± 5.8 | 72.2 ± 5.7 | 0.03 * |
≤ 59 | 16 (1.9) | 4 (2.4) | 12 (1.8) | 0.108 |
60–69 | 258 (30.5) | 63 (38.0) | 195 (28.7) | |
70–79 | 501 (69.3) | 88 (53.0) | 413 (60.8) | |
≥ 80 | 70 (8.3) | 11 (6.6) | 59 (8.7) | |
Elderly (≥ 65) | 769 (91.0) | 147 (88.6) | 622 (91.6) | 0.227 |
Old-elderly (≥ 70) | 571 (67.6) | 99 (59.6) | 472 (69.5) | 0.016 * |
Very elderly (≥ 80) | 70 (8.3) | 59 (8.7) | 11 (6.6) | 0.436 |
Sex (female) | 735 (87.0) | 151 (91.0) | 584 (86.0) | 0.095 |
Op site (Right) | 361 (42.7) | 73 (44.0) | 288 (42.4) | 0.727 |
BMI | 26.4 ± 3.4 | 27.1 ± 3.2 | 26.2 ± 3.5 | 0.003 ** |
Weight | 62.1 ± 9.7 | 62.8 ± 8.9 | 62.0 ± 9.9 | 0.323 |
Obesity | 528 (62.5) | 124 (74.7) | 404 (59.5) | < 0.001 ** |
LOS | 16.6 ± 2.4 | 16.7 ± 2.3 | 16.5 ± 2.5 | 0.371 |
Rehabilitation | 407 (48.2) | 5 (3.0) | 402 (59.2) | < 0.001 ** |
VAS | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 0.094 |
K-L grade | ||||
3/4 | 222 (26.3)/623 (73.7) | 57 (34.3)/109 (65.7) | 165 (24.3)/514 (75.7) | 0.01 * |
Underlying diseases | ||||
HTN | 564 (66.7) | 121(72.9) | 443 (65.2) | 0.066 |
DM | 174 (20.6) | 34 (20.5) | 140 (20.6) | 1 |