Table 5 Patient characteristics potentially associated with five shoulder pathologies
Variable | Cuff tear arthropathy (CTA, n = 100) | Osteo- arthritis (OA, n = 100) | Rotator cuff tears (RCT, n = 100) | Impingement (IM, n = 100) | Tendinitis calcarea (TC, n = 100) | Comparison between groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (female/male) | 75/25 | 67/33 | 48/52 | 44/56 | 73/27 | p < 0.001§ |
CTA vs. OA/RCT/IM/TC |  | p = 0.275†| p < 0.001†| p < 0.001†| p = 0.872†|  |
OA vs. RCT/IM/TC |  |  | p = 0.010†| p = 0.002†| p = 0.441†|  |
RCT vs. IM/TC |  |  |  | p = 0.670†| p < 0.001†|  |
IM vs. TC |  |  |  |  | p < 0.001†|  |
Shoulder side (right/left) | 70/30 | 40/60 | 62/38 | 55/45 | 49/51 | p < 0.001§ |
CTA vs. OA/RCT/IM/TC |  | p < 0.001†| p = 0.296†| p = 0.041†| p = 0.004†|  |
OA vs. RCT/IM/TC |  |  | p = 0.003†| p = 0.047†| p = 0.255†|  |
RCT vs. IM/TC |  |  |  | p = 0.389†| p = 0.087†|  |
IM vs. TC |  |  |  |  | p = 0.479†|  |
Age (years) | 74.7 ± 7.5 | 69.3 ± 9.7 | 64.6 ± 7.4 | 53.0 ± 10.7 | 47.1 ± 8.4 | p < 0.001§ |
|  | 75 (55–89) | 68 (44–91) | 64 (48–80) | 52.5 (29–79) | 47 (30–66) |  |
CTA vs. OA/RCT/IM/TC |  | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
OA vs. RCT/IM/TC |  |  | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
RCT vs. IM/TC |  |  |  | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
IM vs. TC |  |  |  |  | p < 0.001‡ |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.4 ± 4.7 | 29.9 ± 5.1 | 27.9 ± 4.4 | 26.8 ± 4.9 | 25.2 ± 4.1 | p < 0.001§ |
|  | 27.6 (19–43) | 29.7 (20–48) | 27.5 (19–41) | 26.0 (18–42) | 24.8 (18–43) |  |
CTA vs. OA/RCT/IM/TC |  | p = 0.035‡ | p = 0.410‡ | p = 0.014‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
OA vs. RCT/IM/TC |  |  | p = 0.003‡ | p < 0.001‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
RCT vs. IM/TC |  |  |  | p = 0.081‡ | p < 0.001‡ |  |
IM vs. TC |  |  |  |  | p = 0.018‡ |  |