Table 2

Patient demographic characteristics by femoral component material

CharacteristicMaterial; no. (%) of implants*p value
Cobalt–chromium
n = 2286
Oxidized zirconium
n = 529
Female sex1483 (83.4)296 (16.6)< 0.001
Male sex803 (77.5)233 (22.5)
Age, yr, mean ± SD67.4 ± 9.452.3 ± 7.5< 0.001
Body mass index, mean ± SD35.0 ± 9.034.3 ± 8.30.1
  • SD = standard deviation.

  • * Except where noted otherwise.