Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects (N = 14,912)
From: Resource utilization and costs before and after total joint arthroplasty
Characteristic | Mean (%) |
|---|---|
Mean Age (SD) | 57.3 (7.3) |
Gender (N,%) | Â |
Male | 6,417 (43.0%) |
Female | 8,495 (57.0%) |
Comorbidity | Â |
Hypertension | 8,957 (60.1) |
Hyperlipidemia | 8,252 (55.3) |
Neoplasms | 4,522 (30.3) |
Back pain | 4,398 (29.5) |
Painful neuropathic disorders | 4,363 (29.3) |
Chest pain | 3,568 (23.9) |
Diabetes | 2,867 (19.2) |
Fatigue | 2,754(18.5) |
Abdominal pain | 2,678 (18) |
Depressive disorders | 2,160 (14.5) |
Obesity | 2,053 (13.8) |
Sleep disorders | 2,041 (13.7) |
Ischemic heart disease | 2,015 (13.5) |
Cervical pain | 1,687 (11.3) |
Cardiac dysrythmias | 1,612 (10.8) |
Fibromyalgia | 1,414 (9.5) |
Anxiety disorders | 1,302 (8.7) |
Headache | 1,298 (8.7) |
Valve disease | 1,158 (7.8) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 651 (4.4) |
Migraine | 530 (3.6) |
Gout | 479 (3.2) |
Congestive heart failure | 422 (2.8) |
Payer Type | Â |
HMO | 3,546 (23.8) |
PPO | 8,169 (54.8) |
POS | 2,356 (15.8) |
Other/unknown | 622 (4.2) |
Census Region | Â |
Northeast | 4,322 (29.0) |
South | 2,332 (15.6) |
Midwest | 6,250 (41.9) |
West | 2,008 (13.5) |