Table 1: Basic characteristics of study participants.
| -
|
Tear size |
p Value |
| -
|
Partial (n = 15) |
Small (n = 22) |
Medium (n = 41) |
Large and massive (n = 24) |
| Age, years |
69.7 ± 8.6 |
68.7 ± 7.1 |
68.9 ± 8.8 |
73.7 ± 8.1 |
0.13a
|
| Sex, females |
9 (60) |
13 (59) |
20 (49) |
10 (42) |
0.58b
|
| Affected side, right |
9 (60) |
16 (73) |
28 (68) |
16 (67) |
0.88b
|
| SSC tear |
0 |
0 |
1 (2) |
2 (8) |
0.31a
|
Age is presented as mean ± standard deviation; sex, affected side, and combined SSC tear are presented as n (%).
Partial, partial tear group; Small, small tear group; Medium, medium tear group; Large and massive, large and massive tear group; SSC, subscapularis.
aOne-way analysis of variance; bPearson’s chi-square test.