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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of patients with shoulder pain.

From: Costs of shoulder pain and resource use in primary health care: a cost-of-illness study in Sweden

Characteristics

n = 204

n = 45*

n = 19**

Age (years); mean (SD)

48 (11)

48 (11)

48 (13)

Sex: male; n (%)

101 (49)

20 (44)

10 (51)

Treatment duration of current shoulder complaints***

   

   0-6 weeks

101 (50)

15 (33)

4 (21)

   7-12 weeks

28 (14)

4 (9)

2 (10)

   12-26 weeks

42 (21)

12 (29)

6 (32)

   > 6 months

33 (16)

14 (29)

7 (37)

Duration of sick leave in the 8 weeks preceding inclusion****

   

   0 weeks

193 (95)

37 (82)

17 (89)

   0-1 weeks

4 (2)

3 (7)

1 (5)

   1-8 weeks

7 (3)

5 (11)

1 (5)

  1. Numbers (percentages) are presented unless stated otherwise
  2. * patients generating costs of > €1000 in 6 months
  3. ** had shoulder surgery
  4. *** total treatment time for all patients. Costs calculated for 6 months
  5. **** sick leave due to shoulder pain