Research Article
Factors Associated with Postoperative Pain among Patients after Cardiac Surgery in the Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Karachi, Pakistan
Table 2
Clinical Characteristics of the Cardiac Surgery Patients (n=136).
| | Characteristics | N | (%) |
| | BMI Mean ± SD | 27.27 | ±4.86 | | Underweight (<18.5) | 1 | (0.7) | | Healthy Weight (18.5-24.9) | 48 | (35.3) | | Overweight (25-30) | 51 | (37.5) | | Obese (>30) | 35 | (25.7) |
| | Presence of Co-morbidity | | | | Yes | 108 | (79.4) | | No | 28 | (20.6) |
| | Type of Surgery | | | | CABG | 112 | (82.4) | | Congenital Heart Surgeries | 5 | (3.7) | | Valvular Heart Surgeries | 15 | (11.0) | | CABG and Valvular Heart Surgeries | 4 | (2.9) |
| | Activity Level (before Surgery) | | | | Sedentary (little to no exercise) | 36 | (26.5) | | Light (1-3 days per week) | 40 | (29.4) | | Moderate (4-5 days per week) | 40 | (29.4) | | Very Active (6-7 days per week) | 20 | (14.7) |
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