Surgical outcome following rotator cuff tear repair in a low-income population. Impact of obesity and smoking

Table 3 Impact of Obesity in RCT repair in low-income patients

	BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²	BMI < 30 kg/m²	Mean difference (95% CI)	P value
UCLA	25.3 (7.8)	27.2 (6.6)	1.9 (−2.6, 6.4)	0.076
VAS	4.8 (2.7)	4.0 (3.3)	0.8 (−1.2, 2.8)	0.196
ASES	57.5 (28.8)	62.2 (30.9)	4.7 (−15.2, 24.6)	0.322
Active FF (°)	133.1	137.3	0.61 (−25.4, 26.6)	0.365
Active ER (°)	43.0	48.3	5.31 (−6.5, 17.1)	0.124

47 low-income patients (13 with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²; 34 with BMI < 30 kg/m²) were subjected to rotator cuff tear (RCT) surgical repair. Data represent mean [SD], ASES American Shoulder and Elbow Shoulder Score, BMI body mass index, ER external rotation, FF forward flexion, UCLA University of California at Los Angeles shoulder score, VAS visual analogic scale.

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