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Table 1 Patient characteristics in the different surgical groups

From: Postoperative recovery and its association with health-related quality of life among day surgery patients

 

Orthopaedic patients n=358

General surgery patients n=182

Gynaecological patients n=67

p-value

Gender male/female n (%)

189/169 (53)/(47)

114/68 (63)/(37)

0/67 (100)

n/a

Age mean (SD)

49.0 (15.6)

49.9 (15.4)

52.8 (15.9)

0.194a

Type of anaesthesia n (%)

   

<0.001b

 General

196 (55)

132 (73)

39 (58)

 

 Regional

75 (21)

1 (−)

1 (1)

 

 Local

82 (23)

21 (12)

22 (33)

 

 Sedation

2 (1)

14 (8)

5 (7)

 

 Missing

3 (1)

14 (8)

-

 

ASA classification n (%)

   

0.007b

 1

268 (75)

120 (66)

53 (79)

 

 2

78 (22)

61 (34)

12 (18)

 

 3

11 (3)

1

2 (3)

 

 Missing

1

-

-

 

Residence n (%)

   

0.718b

 Cohabitating

268 (75)

137 (75)

54 (81)

 

 Single

84 (23)

43 (24)

13 (19)

 

 Missing

6 (2)

2 (1)

-

 

Employment n (%)

   

0.021b

 Working

242 (68)

130 (71)

39 (58)

 

 Retired

72 (20)

41 (23)

21 (31)

 

 Unemployed

16 (4)

5 (3)

-

 

 Other

21 (6)

3 (2)

6 (9)

 

 Missing

7 (2)

3 (2)

1 (1)

 

Education n (%)

   

0.582b

 Compulsory school

103 (29)

51 (28)

19 (28)

 

 Secondary school

151 (42)

74 (41)

23 (34)

 

 Degree from university

97 (28)

51 (28)

25 (37)

 

 Missing

7 (2)

6 (3)

-

 
  1. a One-way ANOVA.
  2. b chi2.
  3. ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists.