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Table 1 Baseline demographic, clinical characteristics and CPSP prevalence (n = 1065)

From: A prospective study of chronic postsurgical pain in elderly patients: incidence, characteristics and risk factors

Item

Value

Age (year, mean ± SD)

70 ± 8

Sex, n (%)

 

 Male

492 (46.2)

 Female

573 (53.8)

BMI (Kg/m2, mean ± SD)

24.0 ± 2.2

Living alone, n (%)

 

 No

778 (73.1)

 Yes

287 (26.9)

Preoperative pain at surgical site, n (%)

 

 No

610 (57.3)

 Yes

455 (42.7)

Preoperative pain elsewhere, n (%)

 

 No

793 (74.5)

 Yes

272 (25.5)

Current smoker, n (%)

 

 No

856 (80.4)

 Yes

209 (19.6)

Diabetes, n (%)

 

 No

724 (68.0)

 Yes

341 (32.0)

Hypertension, n (%)

 

 No

577 (54.2)

 Yes

488 (45.8)

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

 

 No

826 (77.6)

 Yes

239 (22.4)

Osteoarthritis, n (%)

 

 No

931 (87.4)

 Yes

134 (12.6)

ASA physical status, n (%)

 

 II

488 (45.8)

 III

549 (51.5)

 IV

28 (2.6)

HADS-A score, n (%)

 

 < 8

722 (67.8)

 ≥ 8

343 (32.2)

HADS-D score, n (%)

 

 < 8

671 (63.0)

 ≥ 8

394 (37.0)

Type of surgery, n (%)

 

 Urological

155 (14.6)

 Breast

60 (5.6)

 Thoracic

158 (14.8)

 General

353 (33.1)

 Orthopedic

339 (31.8)

Surgical approach, n (%)

 

 Minimal invasive

652 (61.2)

 Open

413 (38.8)

Type of anesthesia, n (%)

 

 General

959 (90.0)

 Regional

106 (10.0)

Nerve block use, n (%)

 

 No

591 (55.5)

 Yes

474 (44.5)

Duration of surgery (min, mean ± SD)

125 ± 47

Average pain intensity at rest within 24 h postoperatively (mean ± SD)

2.0 ± 0.9

Average pain intensity on movement within 24 h postoperatively (mean ± SD)

3.9 ± 1.3

Surgical site infection, n (%)

 

 No

969 (91.0)

 Yes

96 (9.0)

Pain at 3 months, n (%, 95%CI)

379 (35.6, 32.7–38.8)

Pain at 6 months, n (%, 95%CI)

229 (21.5, 19.0–23.9 )