Table 3 Sex/Gender differences in the independent rotator cuff surgical group

Age

51 (10)

52 (8)

ttest = 0.43, p = 0.66

Referral pattern (N,%)

44 (29 %)

106 (71 %)

χ² = 25.63, p < 0.0001

Phi coefficient = 0.41, 95 % CI = 0.31–0.51

Effect size = Medium

Wait time1

wait time2

20 (13)

95 (50)

14 (12)

77 (41)

Wilcoxon test = 2.61, p = 0.01

Wilcoxon test = 2.08, p = 0.04

Affected Side

 • Right

 • Left

 • Bilateral

27 (61 %)

14 (32 %)

3 (7 %)

51 (48 %)

44 (42 %)

11 (10 %)

FET = 0.01, p = 0.36

 • Right

 • Left

57 (73 %)

21 (27 %)

48 (59 %)

34 (41 %)

χ² = 1.36, p = 0.24

 • Insidious

 • Repetitive activities

 • Fall

 • Traumatic

 • Other

4 (9 %)

10 (23 %)

11 (25 %)

16 (36 %)

4 (4 %)

13 (12 %)

41 (39 %)

37 (35 %)

FET = 0.13, p = 0.23

χ²: 2.62, p = 0.11

χ²: 2.57, p = 0.11

χ² = 0.03:, p = 0.86

 • Non-narcotic analgesics

 • Anti-inflammatory

 • Narcotics

18 (41 %)

16 (36 %)

5 (11 %)

25 (24 %)

17 (16 %)

9 (8 %)

χ² = 4.56, p = 0.03

χ² = 7.49, p = 0.01

FET = 0.30, p = 0.58

 • RC repairs

 • Resection of clavicle

 • Acromioplasty

 • Biceps tenodesis

 • Biceps tenotomy

 • Debridement

19 (43 %)

9 (20 %)

41 (93 %)

2 (5 %)

3 (7 %)

13 (30 %)

52 (49 %)

24 (23 %)

96 (91 %)

8 (8 %)

13 (12 %)

40 (38 %)

χ² = 0.83, p = 0.36

χ² = 0.09, p = 0.77

χ² = 0.27, p = 0.60

FET = 0.24, p = 0.72

FET = 0.15, p = 0.40

χ² = 0.91, p = 0.34

 • Small

 • Moderate

 • Large

 • Massive

4 (21 %)

11 (58 %)

3 (16 %)

1 (5 %)

6 (12 %)

23 (44 %)

14 (27 %)

9 (17 %)

FET = 0.02, p = 0.049