Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study group at baseline (week 0)

General

number of subjects, N

107

-

number of elbows, n (%)

132

(100.0)

tennis elbow in dominant hand, n (%)

86

(65.2)

tennis elbow in non-dominant hand, n (%)

46

(34.8)

females, n (%)

77

(58.3)

age, median ± QD

46.00

5.50

BMI, median ± QD

25.65

2.00

overweight/obesity BMI ≥ 25, n (%)

86

(65.2)

current smokers, n (%)

22

(16.6)

former smokers, n (%)

48

(36.4)

Comorbidities

diabetes mellitus, n (%)

4

(3.0)

gout, n (%)

8

(6.1)

thyroid diseases, n (%)

15

(11.4)

hypercholesterolaemia, n (%)

7

(5.3)

hypertension, n (%)

18

(13.6)

heart failure, n (%)

4

(3.0)