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

Table 4 Impact of Smoking in RCT repair in low-income patients

	Smoking	Non- Smoking	Mean difference (95% CI)	P value
UCLA	24.2 (5.9)	27.3 (7.5)	3.1 (−1.1, 7.3)	0.059
VAS	5.3 (2.8)	3.7 (3.2)	1.6 (− 0.2, 3.4)	0.043
ASES	52.9 (27.6)	65.6 (31.0)	12.7 (−5.5, 30.9)	0.085
Active FF (°)	135.8° (36.7)	139.8° (41.1)	4 (−20.2, 28.2)	0.372
Active ER (°)	40.2° (20.4)	50.6° (13.3)	10.4 (0.5, 20.2)	0.020

47 low-income patients 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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