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Table 5 Prevalence of abnormal shoulders on clinical examination, stratified by age

From: Shoulder disorders in female working-age population: a cross sectional study

Age

Dominant shoulder

Non-dominant shoulder

Bilateral

Abnormal (26)

Normal (276)

Abnormal (11)

Normal (291)

Abnormal (6)

Yrs

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

20-24

22

7.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

100

0

0

25-29

36

11.9

1

2.8

35

97.2

0

0

36

100

0

0

30-34

46

15.2

3

6.5

43

93.5

0

0

46

100

0

0

35-39

61

20.2

5

8.2

56

91.8

1

1.6

60

98.4

1

1.6

40-44

43

14.3

3

7.0

40

93

2

4.7

41

95.3

1

2.3

45-49

42

13.9

7

16.7

35

83.3

2

4.8

40

95.2

2

4.8

50-55

52

17.2

7

13.5

45

86.5

6

11.5

46

88.5

2

3.8

   

X 2 = 14.141; p =0.028*

X 2 = 14.141; p =0.028*

  
  1. *= statistically significant.