Table 1 Data comparison between group A and group B
Variable | Group A | Group B | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (sd) | n | Mean (sd) | n | ||
Age | 68.8 (9.8) | 47 | 66.2 (9.4) | 54 | 0.1717 |
PCA | 53.1 (41.0) | 47 | 68.3 (49.3) | 54 | 0.0934 |
Total opioid analgesia (24 h) | 58.7 (45.8) | 47 | 72.4 (50.7) | 54 | 0.1667 |
Total opioid analgesia (admission) | 118.5 (109.5) | 47 | 125.7 (74.9) | 54 | 0.7060 |
Oxford (pre) | 41.1 (5.5) | 47 | 40.8 (5.9) | 51 | 0.8053 |
Oxford (6 weeks post) | 20.9 (6.6) | 42 | 24.2 (5.4) | 41 | 0.0143* |
Oxford (difference) | −19.9 (7.9) | 42 | −16.8 (8.0) | 41 | 0.0869 |
ROM (pre) | 111.1 (17.1) | 47 | 112.1 (14.6) | 54 | 0.7398 |
ROM (6 weeks post) | 110.8 (12.8) | 47 | 109.7 (10.2) | 54 | 0.6309 |
ROM (difference) | −0.30 (15.9) | 47 | −2.48 (15.5) | 54 | 0.4885 |
Haemoglobin (difference) | 26.4 (8.6) | 45 | 24.2 (8.4) | 51 | 0.2130 |
VAS day 1 | 3.83 (2.0) | 47 | 4.63 (1.8) | 54 | 0.0391* |
VAS discharge | 2.47 (1.6) | 47 | 2.87 (1.5) | 54 | 0.2014 |
VAS discharge without outliers | 2.24 (1.2) | 47 | 2.87 (1.5) | 54 | 0.0253* |
LOS | 4.30 (2.1) | 47 | 3.44 (0.7) | 54 | 0.0104* |
LOS without outliers | 3.86 (1.2) | 47 | 3.44 (0.7) | 54 | 0.0386* |