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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2026; 16(6): 116745
Published online Jun 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.116745
Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the two groups before and after propensity score matching, n (%)
VariableBefore matching
After matching
Exposed group (n = 108)
Non-exposed group (n = 138)
P value
Exposed group (n = 92)
Non-exposed group (n = 92)
P value
General demographic characteristics
Age (years), mean ± SD62.4 ± 8.760.8 ± 9.30.17262.1 ± 8.561.8 ± 8.90.811
Gender0.0430.856
Male38 (35.2)68 (49.3)36 (39.1)37 (40.2)
Female70 (64.8)70 (50.7)56 (60.9)55 (59.8)
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD26.3 ± 3.425.6 ± 3.20.09826.1 ± 3.325.9 ± 3.40.682
Education level0.1560.791
Junior high school or below45 (41.7)48 (34.8)38 (41.3)36 (39.1)
High school/technical secondary school38 (35.2)52 (37.7)33 (35.9)35 (38.0)
College or above25 (23.1)38 (27.5)21 (22.8)21 (22.9)
Marital status0.2870.924
Married89 (82.4)121 (87.7)77 (83.7)78 (84.8)
Unmarried/divorced/widowed19 (17.6)17 (12.3)15 (16.3)14 (15.2)
Surgery-related data
Surgery type0.0290.887
THA58 (53.7)92 (66.7)52 (56.5)53 (57.6)
TKA50 (46.3)46 (33.3)40 (43.5)39 (42.4)
Surgical side0.5210.832
Left51 (47.2)71 (51.4)45 (48.9)46 (50.0)
Right57 (52.8)67 (48.6)47 (51.1)46 (50.0)
Primary disease0.4120.765
Osteoarthritis76 (70.4)104 (75.4)67 (72.8)69 (75.0)
Femoral head necrosis24 (22.2)26 (18.8)19 (20.7)18 (19.6)
Other8 (7.4)8 (5.8)6 (6.5)5 (5.4)
Comorbidities
Hypertension46 (42.6)51 (37.0)0.37938 (41.3)37 (40.2)0.879
Diabetes28 (25.9)30 (21.7)0.44723 (25.0)22 (23.9)0.867
Cardiovascular disease15 (13.9)14 (10.1)0.36912 (13.0)11 (12.0)0.826
Preoperative laboratory indicators
Hemoglobin (g/L), mean ± SD128.6 ± 15.3131.4 ± 14.80.143129.2 ± 15.1130.1 ± 14.60.687
Albumin (g/L), mean ± SD39.8 ± 4.240.6 ± 3.90.11240.1 ± 4.140.3 ± 4.00.738
Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L), mean ± SD5.8 ± 1.35.6 ± 1.20.2385.7 ± 1.35.7 ± 1.20.914


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