Table 2

Unadjusted and adjusted parameter estimates for Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain and physical function scores 12 months postoperatively

VariablePainPhysical function
Crude β (95% CI)p valueAdjusted β (95%_CI)p valueCrude β (95% CI)p valueAdjusted β (95%_CI)p value
Sex0.30.990.10.6
 Female1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 Male1.2 (−0.9 to 3.3)−0.1 (−2.0 to 2.0)1.6 (−0.4 to 3.6)0.6 (−1.4 to 2.5)
Age0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)0.0030.1 (−0.1 to 0.2)0.080.1 (−0.1 to 0.1)0.80.1 (−0.1 to 0.1)0.8
Preoperative WOMAC score0.4 (0.3 to 0.4)< 0.0010.3 (0.3 to 0.4)< 0.0010.4 (0.4 to 0.5)< 0.0010.4 (0.3 to 0.4)< 0.001
Preoperative opioid use
 Opioid-naive1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 Intermittent−6.4 (−8.7 to −4.1)< 0.001−4.3 (−6.6 to −2.1)< 0.001−7.0 (−9.3 to −4.8)< 0.001−5.2 (−7.4 to −3.1)< 0.001
 Long-term−11.4 (−15.4 to −7.3)< 0.001−7.7 (−11.6 to −3.7)< 0.001−11.3 (−15.2 to −7.4)< 0.001−7.8 (−11.6 to −4.0)<_ 0.001
Comorbidities
 Depression−5.2 (−7.9 to −2.4)< 0.001−2.6 (−5.3 to 0.1)0.06−5.5 (−8.0 to −2.7)< 0.001−2.8 (−5.3 to −0.3)0.03
 Diabetes−5.4 (−7.8 to −2.9)< 0.001−3.7 (−6.0 to −1.3)0.002−4.5 (−6.8 to −2.0)< 0.001−2.5 (−4.8 to −0.2)0.03
 Cardiac disease−3.2 (−5.5 to −0.8)0.008−2.3 (−4.7 to −0.1)0.048−3.9 (−6.2 to −1.6)0.001−2.2 (−4.4 to 0.1)0.06
 Liver disease−9.2 (−18.6 to 0.1)0.05−8.0 (−16.9 to 0.9)0.08−6.5 (−15.5 to 2.6)0.2
 Pulmonary disease−4.6 (−8.1 to −1.1)0.01−3.3 (−6.7 to 0.1)0.05−5.3 (−8.7 to −1.9)0.002−2.9 (−6.2 to 0.3)0.08
 Obesity−2.1 (−4.3 to 0.2)0.07−2.2 (−4.4 to −0.1)0.04
 Stroke−2.9 (−11.2 to 5.5)0.5−3.6 (−11.6 to 4.5)0.4
 Renal disease−3.9 (−10.3 to 2.5)0.2−4.7 (−10.8 to 1.5)0.1
  • CI = confidence interval; WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.