Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of recruited patients
From: Acute Pain Services and pain-related patient-reported outcomes in Hungarian hospitals
Variable | APS group (n = 120) | Control group (n = 228) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 60.4 ± 16.6 | 58.3 ± 14.1 | U = 11,524 p = 0.0992 | |
Gender | Male | 44.2% (53) | 41.3% (94) | χ2 = 0.773 p = 0.6796 |
Female | 55.8% (67) | 58.3% (133) | ||
Unknown | - | 0.4% (1) | ||
Education | Primary | 31.7% (38) | 17.5% (40) | χ2 = 10.527 p = 0.0146 |
Secondary without graduation | 27.5% (33) | 30.7% (70) | ||
Secondary with graduation | 27.5% (33) | 39.5% (90) | ||
College/university | 13.3% (16) | 12.3% (28) | ||
Marital status | Single | 14.2% (17) | 11.0% (25) | χ2 = 3.009 p = 0.5564 |
Married or living with partner | 55.0% (66) | 63.2% (144) | ||
Divorced | 10.0% (12) | 7.4% (17) | ||
Widowed | 20.8% (25) | 18.0% (41) | ||
Unknown | - | 0.4% (1) | ||
Previous surgeries | 2.8 ± 2.4 | 2.4 ± 2.3 | U = 12,255 p = 0.1339 | |