Research Article

Health-Related Quality of Life and Outcome after Total Knee Replacement: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Jordan

Table 2

Patients’ demographics (N  = 118).

VariablesDescriptiveFrequency (%)

GenderMale54 (45.4)
Female64 (53.8)

Marital statusSingle0
Married103 (87.3)
Divorced/widow15 (12.7)

Age (years)M ± SD66.06 ± 6.83

Body mass indexWeight/(height2)26.17 ± 3.32

LocationMiddle87 (73.7)
South23 (19.5)
North8 (6.8)

Educational levelHigh school or less66 (55.9)
Diploma degree28 (23.7)
Bachelor’s degree24 (20.3)
Postgraduate degree0

Site of knee procedureRight knee56 (47.5)
Left knee49 (41.5)
Both knees13 (11)

Previous TKR procedureNo101 (85.6)
Once14 (11.9)
More than once3 (2.5)

ComorbiditiesNot applicable13 (11.1)
Diabetes mellitus17 (14.4)
Hypertension19 (8.5)
Diabetes mellitus + hypertension59 (50)
Arthritis10 (8.5)

M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation.