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Table 3 Pre and post-operative differences in disability level

From: Disability and satisfaction after Rotator Cuff decompression or repair: a sex and gender analysis

Variables (Min/Max)

Women Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Statistics P values

PRE-OPERATIVE

WORC (0/100%)

34.92 (18)

41.48 (17)

-2.40 0.018

Symptoms (0/600)

351.03(130)

324.68 (109)

1.38 0.1697

Life style* (0/400)

269.73 (88)

219.57 (82)

3.72 0.0003

Work* (0/400)

286.12 (69)

247.98 (79)

3.26 0.0014

Sports/recreations (0/400)

289.83 (73)

281.70 (67)

0.73 0.4669

Emotions (0/300)

169.65 (75)

154.84 (78)

1.22 0 .2225

ASES (0/100)

42.60 (22)

51.24 (16)

-2.83 0.0053

Quick DASH (0/100)

55.50 (19)

44.60 (17)

3.79 0.0002

POST-OPERATIVE

WORC (0/100%)

60% (26)

74% (20)

-3.34 0.0008

Physical Symptoms* (0/600)

196 (145)

141(112)

2.21 0.0273

Life style* (0/400)

152 (117)

85 (85)

3.74 0.0002

Work* (0/400)

188 (119)

110 (100)

4.17 < 0.0001

Sports/recreations (0/400)

194 (113)

132 (90)

3.50 0.0005

Emotions* (0/300)

104 (100)

69 (82)

2.24 0.026

ASES* (0/100)

69 (22)

79 (19)

-3.066 0.002

Quick DASH* (0/100)

35 (24)

19 (18)

4.52 < 0.0001

  1. T Test (T values): used for normally distributed data
  2. *Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test (Z values): used for skewed data