Table 1

Patient demographics by PROMIS score.

DemographicTotal
(N = 119)
PROMIS ≥35
(n = 55)
PROMIS <35
(n = 64)
P Valuea
Age (mean + SD)52.2 ± 10.751.7 ± 11.652.6 ± 10.00.619
Gender, n (%)0.002
 Female55 (46.2%)17 (31.0%)38 (59.4%)
 Male64 (53.8%)38 (69.0%)26 (40.6%)
Body mass index, n (%)0.002
 Nonobese (<30 kg/m2)62 (52.1%)37 (67.3%)25 (39.1%)
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2)57 (47.9%)18 (32.7%)39 (60.9%)
Smoking status, n (%)0.996
 Non-smoker106 (89.1%)49 (89.1%)57 (89.1%)
 Smoker13 (10.9%)6 (10.9%)7 (10.9%)
Insurance coverage, n (%)0.387
 Private or WC115 (96.6%)54 (98.2%)61 (95.3%)
 Medicare/Medicaid4 (3.4%)1 (1.8%)3 (4.7%)
Ageless CCI, mean ± SD0.96 ± 1.00.84 ± 1.11.06 ± 1.00.233
Preoperative PHQ-9, mean ± SD6.9 ± 6.65.4 ± 6.08.3 ± 6.80.018
Preoperative diagnoses, n (%)b
 Myocardial infarction3 (2.5%)2 (3.6%)1 (1.6%)0.472
 Uncomplicated diabetes10 (8.4%)3 (5.5%)7 (11.0%)0.282
 Complicated diabetes2 (1.7%)1 (1.8%)1 (1.6%)0.914
 Hypertension39 (32.8%)16 (29.1%)23 (36.0%)0.428
 Neurologic disease2 (1.7%)1 (1.8%)1 (1.6%)0.914
 Arthritis22 (18.5%)7 (12%)15 (23.4%)0.133
 Malignancy12 (10.1%)5 (9.1%)7 (11.0%)0.739
  • Boldface indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05).

  • aP value was calculated using Student t test (continuous), χ 2 (categorical), or Fisher exact test (categorical).

  • bThere were no patients in our study with a recorded medical history of AIDS, paraplegia, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, metastatic disease, liver disease, renal failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or gastrointestinal bleeds.

  • CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SD, standard deviation; WC, workers compensation.