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Table 2 Comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics between patients with and without complications

From: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older orthopedic patients and analysis of risk factors for postoperative complications

Characteristic

With complications

(n = 66)

Without complications

(n = 148)

p

Mean age

80.94 ± 4.57

81.14 ± 5.14

0.741

Male sex (n/%)

18 (27.3%)

54 (36.5%)

0.188

BMI

24.83 ± 4.48

25.21 ± 3.97

0.684

Smoking (yes/%)

10 (15.2%)

12 (8.1%)

0.117

Alcohol (yes/%)

7 (10.6%)

9 (6.1%)

0.245

Comorbidities

  

0.360

no

10

26

1

13

43

2

15

36

3

17

28

 > 3

11

15

ASA scale

  

0.289

2

13

26

3

47

116

4

6

6

Type of surgery

  

 < 0.001 *

-Spinal fusion

44

68

-Total knee replacement

5

49

-Total hip replacement

17

31

Surgical duration (min)

160.46 ± 91.62

147.72 ± 81.60

0.475

Blood loss (ml)

438.65 ± 479.14

217.24 ± 252.75

0.002 *

  1. Abbreviations: ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI Body mass index
  2. *Significant differences between groups