Table 2 Strengths of associations between long head of biceps tendon tears and specific factors related to rotator cuff tears in the univariate analyses
Variables | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Age* | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | <  0.01 |
Male gender | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 0.08 |
BMI | 0.9 (0.9–1.1) | 0.64 |
Smoking | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 0.49 |
Dominant side-involvement | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 0.47 |
Diabetes | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | 0.33 |
Hypertension | 1.0 (0.7–1.4) | 0.89 |
Hyperthyroidism | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 0.68 |
Hypothyroidism | 2.7 (0.8–8.7) | 0.11 |
ASA grade | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 0.23 |
Prevalence of dyslipidemia | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 0.44 |
 Hyper-cholesterolemia | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 0.63 |
 Hyper-LDLemia | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.19 |
 Hyper-TGmia | 0.9 (0.6–1.3) | 0.42 |
 Hypo-HDLemia | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 0.45 |
 Hyper-non-HDLemia | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 0.40 |
Rotator cuff tears* | 1.9 (1.3–2.6) | <  0.01 |
 Supraspinatus tendon tear* | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | <  0.01 |
 Infraspinatus tendon tear* | 1.8 (1.5–2.3) | <  0.01 |
 Subscapularis tendon tear* | 2.4 (1.8–3.1) | <  0.01 |
Depth of rotator cuff tears* | 1.6 (1.3–2.0) | <  0.01 |
Size of rotator cuff tear* | 1.4 (1.2–1.5) | <  0.01 |
Retraction degree of Patte* | 2.5 (2.0–2.9) | <  0.01 |
Goutallier’s fatty degeneration grade* | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) | <  0.01 |
Global fatty degeneration index* | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | <  0.01 |
Positive tangent sign* | 1.7 (1.5–2.1) | <  0.01 |
Occupation ratio* | 1.8 (1.4–2.4) | <  0.01 |
hs-CRP > 1(mg/L)* | 2.3 (1.8–2.8) | <  0.01 |
Pain VAS* | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) | <  0.01 |