Table 5 Demographic data of the patients who received text messages prior to surgery and those who only received messages starting on the day of surgery
From: Initiation of a novel text messaging system in total knee and hip arthroplasty
Received messages 2 weeks prior to surgery Mean ± SD | Only started receiving messages at time of surgery Mean ± SD | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 31 men, 10 women | 47 men, 25 women | 0.295 |
Age | 67.29 ± 8.233 | 69.08 ± 8.447 | 0.279 |
Height | 167.16 ± 11.2 | 166.07 ± 7.59 | 0.579 |
Weight | 93.89 ± 21.77 | 93.7 ± 23.4 | 0.965 |
BMI | 33.88 ± 8.71 | 34.15 ± 8.94 | 0.880 |
TKA + THA | TKA 22, THA 8 | TKA 44, THA 12 | 0.829 |