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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for anterior and posterior hip arthroplasty patients

From: Short-term difference only in reported outcomes (PROMs) after anterior or posterior approach to total hip arthroplasty: a 4-year prospective multi-centre observational study

 

Anterior (n = 337)

Posterior (n = 182)

p value

Age in years, median (IQR)

70 (63–76)

71 (60–79)

0.18a

Gender, n (%)

   

 Male

133 (39.5)

89 (48.9)

0.038b

 Female

204 (60.5)

93 (51.1)

 

Weight in kg, median (IQR)

82.5 (71.3–93.8)c

83.2 (70.0–98.0)d

0.37a

BMI in kg/m2, median (IQR)

29.6 (26.0–34.0)e

31.3 (27.0–35.9)f

0.005a

Operative side, n (%)

   

 Left

150 (44.5)

82 (45.0)

0.91b

 Right

187 (55.4)

100 (55.0)

 
  1. Bold denotes statistical significance
  2. IQR interquartile range
  3. aMann–Whitney U test
  4. bChi-squared test
  5. cn = 190
  6. dn = 129
  7. en = 299
  8. fn = 160