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Table 1 Demographic variables and perioperative characteristics

From: Analgesic effect of single-shot ropivacaine at different layers of the surgical site in primary total hip arthroplasty: a randomised, controlled, observer-blinded study

Variables

Group A (n = 40)

Group B (n = 40)

Group C (n = 39)

P values

Age (years)

56.0 ± 13.2

55.2 ± 15.2

56.4 ± 13.6

0.926

Sex, M/F

22/18

27/13

16/23

0.061

Operative side, R/L

27/13

24/16

23/16

0.693

Height (cm)

160.6 ± 8.7

161.6 ± 7.5

160.3 ± 8.5

0.762

Weight (kg)

61.9 ± 12.3

60.2 ± 11.3

60.8 ± 9.9

0.784

BMI (kg/m2)

23.9 ± 4.0

22.9 ± 3.1

23.6 ± 2.9

0.403

ASA score I/II/III

3/29/8

2/25/13

6/27/6

0.170

HHS

52.6 ± 14.0

48.9 ± 10.1

51.1 ± 13.0

0.423

HOOS

   

0.842

 Symptoms

10.4 ± 2.7

9.7 ± 2.5

9.9 ± 2.8

0.453

 Pain

20.1 ± 5.1

19.2 ± 5.0

19.9 ± 5.2

0.731

 Daily living

30.4 ± 6.3

29.0 ± 6.3

28.7 ± 7.2

0.647

 Sports and recreational activities

5.3 ± 1.3

5.0 ± 1.3

5.6 ± 1.6

0.177

 Quality of life

5.0 ± 1.8

4.6 ± 1.6

4.9 ± 1.7

0.568

Movement VAS

4.1 ± 1.3

4.4 ± 0.7

4.5 ± 0.9

0.176

Resting VAS

0.7 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.5

0.967

SF-12

    

 PCS

14.8 ± 2.8

13.8 ± 2.6

14.4 ± 2.2

0.195

 MCS

21.4 ± 2.9

21.1 ± 1.6

22.2 ± 1.6

0.053

Duration of surgery (min)

63.3 ± 18.2

66.8 ± 21.0

62.8 ± 19.1

0.615

  1. Values are the mean ± SD or count as appropriate
  2. M male; F female; R right; L left; BMI body mass index; HHS Harris Hip Score; ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists; HOOS Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome score; VAS visual analogue scale; SF-12 the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey; PCS physical component summary; MCS mental component summary
  3. The p value represents the result of one-way analysis of variance for independent means for continuous variables or the chi-square test for independent proportions amongst the 3 groups