Factors Associated with Postoperative Pain among Patients after Cardiac Surgery in the Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Karachi, Pakistan

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of the Cardiac Surgery Patients (n=136).

Characteristics	N	(%)
Age (in years) Mean ± SD	57.41	±11.8
Gender
Male	112	(82.4)
Female	24	(17.6)
Occupation
Housewife	18	(13.2)
Personal Business	40	(29.4)
Government Job	11	(8.1)
Retired	30	(22.1)
Student	3	(2.2)
Private Job	34	(25.0)
Family Income (PKR per month)
Less than 14,999	27	(19.9)
15,000- 29,999	33	(24.3)
30,000-44,999	13	(9.6)
45,000-59,999	15	(11.0)
60,000 or more	48	(35.3)
Marital Status
Single	2	(1.5)
Married	128	(94.1)
Widow/Widower	6	(4.4)
Academic Qualification
Primary	47	(34.6)
Secondary	15	(11.0)
Intermediate/ “A” Level	12	(8.8)
Bachelor	43	(32.4)
Master	18	(13.2)
Ethnicity (Language)
Muhajir (Urdu Speaking)	35	(25.7)
Sindhi	37	(27.2)
Punjabi	20	(14.7)
Pathan	10	(7.4)
Balochi	10	(7.4)
	24	(17.6)

include Afghani, Baroi, Chitrali, Gilgiti, Gujrati, Hazara, Kachi, Kashmiri, Memon, Pothwari, & Sariki.