Relationship between Postoperative Pain and Sociocultural Level in Major Orthopedic Surgery

Table 2

Comparison of postoperative pain according to patient variables (n = 95).

Variable		Minimum POP	-Value	Mean POP	-Value	Maximum POP	-Value	Current POP	-Value
Sex	Female	1.47 ± 1.77 (0-6)	0.717	4.84 ± 1.59 (0-8)	0.020	6.97 ± 2.19 (3-10)	0.010	2.49 ± 2.71 (0-9)	0.238
	Male	1.15 ± 1.26 (0-4)		4.04 ± 1.81 (1-8)		5.74 ± 1.87 (3-10)		3.19 ± 2.59 (0-7)
Type of surgery	THA	0.89 ± 1.17 (0-4)	0.052	3.92 ± 1.85 (0-8)	0.002	5.84 ± 2.20 (3-10)	0.005	2.84 ± 2.76 (0-8)	0.725
	TKA	1.69 ± 1.83 (0-6)		5.05 ± 1.42 (2-8)		7.12 ± 2.00 (3-10)		2.58 ± 2.65 (0-9)
Current work	Unemployed	0.00 ± 0.00	0.004	3.50 ± 0.71	0.114	4.50 ± 2.12	0.410	4.00 ± 2.83	0.425
	Employed	0.85 ± 1.37		4.03 ± 1.53		6.55 ± 2.14		2.97 ± 2.91
	Retired	2.15 ± 1.87		4.85 ± 1.79		6.12 ± 1.87		2.27 ± 2.60
Satisfaction with the profession	Unsatisfied	2.00 ± 0.00 (2-2)	0.178	6.00 ± 0.00 (6-6)	0.002	8.00 ± 0.00 (8-8)	0.003	0.00 ± 0.00 (0-0)	0.067
	Satisfied	1.95 ± 1.75 (0-5)		5.26 ± 1.73 (1-8)		6.58 ± 1.92 (3-10)		2.89 ± 2.35 (0-7)
	Very satisfied	1.47 ± 1.78 (0-6)		4.86 ± 1.59 (0-8)		7.27 ± 2.02 (3-10)		3.06 ± 2.85 (0-9)
	Totally satisfied	0.76 ± 1.09 (0-3)		3.41 ± 1.28 (2-5)		5.06 ± 2.11 (3-10)		2.44 ± 2.63 (0-7)
Diagnosis of depression	No	1.41 ± 1.6 (0-6)	0.655	4.37 ± 1.81 (0-8)	0.070	6.10 ± 1.94 (3-10)	0.003	3.14 ± 2.71 (0-8)	0,048
	Yes	1.33 ± 1.74 (0–6)		5.00 ± 1.39 (2-8)		7.47 ± 2.27 (3-10)		1.94 ± 2.50 (0-9)
Chronic pain	No	0.92 ± 1.50 (0-6)	0.078	3.84 ± 1.62 (2-8)	0.003	5.92 ± 2.31 (3-10)	0.051	1.50 ± 2.43 (0-7)	0,007
	Yes	1.54 ± 1.67 (0-6)		4.89 ± 1.63 (0-8)		6.87 ± 2.07 (3-10)		3.09 ± 2.66 (0-9)

POP: postoperative pain, TKA: total knee arthroplasty, THA: total hip arthroplasty, .