Clinical Study

Total Joint Replacement in the Past Does Not Relate to a Deteriorated Functional Level and Health Status in the Oldest Old

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants aged 85 years with and without total joint replacement in the past.

Total joint replacement
Yes ( 𝑁 = 3 8 )No ( 𝑁 = 5 6 1 )

Female (number, %)27 (71)369 (66)
Widowed (number, %)23 (61)322 (57)
Education: primary school only (number, %)22 (58)331 (59)
Living situation
 Independent (number, %)25 (66)304 (54)
 Sheltered (number, %)5 (13)155 (28)
 Institutionalised (number, %)8 (21)102 (18)
Clinical characteristics
 Body Mass Index (mean, SD)27.6 (4.5)27.1 (4.5)
 Mini Mental State Examination (points, median, IQR)27 (25–28)26 (22–28)
 Geriatric Depression Scale (points, median, IQR)1.5 (0–2)2 (1–3)
 Total number of medicines (median, IQR)3 (2–5.5)3 (1–5)
Comorbidity
 Stroke (number, %)1 (3)47 (8)
 CVD* (number, %)23 (61)380 (68)
 Diabetes mellitus (number, %)3 (8)82 (15)
 Parkinson (number, %)0 (0)11 (2)
 COPD (number, %)1 (3)64 (11)
 Arthritis$ (number, %)34 (92)144 (28)

IQR: Interquartile Range, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease. COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,*CVD included myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and hypertension. Arthritis included rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. $ 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 .