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Table 1 Study population characteristics. Values indicate means with standard deviations unless stated otherwise

From: The impact of psychosocial variables on initial presentation and surgical outcome for ulnar-sided wrist pathology: a cohort study with 1-year follow-up

Characteristic

All

Complete baseline

Complete baseline + 1-year PRWHE

P-value*

Range of possible values

N

582

423

253

  

Age (years)

43 (15)

44 (14)

45 (14)

0.305

 

Sex = Females, N (%)

405 (70)

316 (75)

202 (80)

0.007

 

Duration of symptoms (mos.), median [IQR]

12 [6, 24]

12 [6, 18]

12 [6, 18]

0.626

 

Type of work, N (%)

   

0.997

 

None

118 (20)

83 (20)

54 (21)

  

Light

182 (31)

136 (32)

77 (30)

  

Medium

182 (31)

135 (32)

81 (32)

  

Heavy

100 (17)

69 (16)

41 (16)

  

Dominant side affected = No, N (%)

255 (44)

182 (43)

111 (44)

0.963

 

Second opinion = No, N (%)

515 (88)

373 (88)

225 (89)

0.957

 

Treatment, N (%)

   

0.742

 

Ulnar shortening osteotomy

144 (25)

103 (24)

71 (28)

  

TFCC reinsertion

294 (51)

206 (49)

121 (48)

  

Pisiformectomy

144 (25)

114 (27)

61 (24)

  

Preoperative PRWHE total score

63 (18)

63 (17)

65 (17)

0.495

0–100

Postoperative PRWHE total score

32 (24)

NaN (NA)

30 (24)

0.489

0–100

PCS score

13 (10)

13 (10)

13 (10)

0.997

0–52

PHQ score

2 (3)

2 (3)

2 (3)

0.980

0–12

B-IPQ Consequences

8 (2)

7 (2)

7 (2)

0.906

0–10

B-IPQ Timeline

6 (2)

6 (2)

6 (2)

0.307

0–10

B-IPQ Personal Control

4 (2)

4 (2)

4 (2)

0.975

0–10

B-IPQ Identity

7 (2)

7 (2)

7 (2)

0.794

0–10

B-IPQ Concern

6 (2)

6 (2)

6 (2)

0.988

0–10

B-IPQ Understanding

8 (2)

8 (2)

8 (2)

0.973

0–10

B-IPQ Emotional Respons

5 (3)

5 (3)

5 (3)

0.972

0–10

CEQ Expectancy

22 (4)

22 (4)

22 (3)

0.404

3–27

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, TFCC Triangular Fibrocartilaginous Complex, PRWHE Patient Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation, *PCS Pain Catastrophising Scale, PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, B- IPQ Brief-Illness Perception Questionnaire, CEQ Credibility Expectancy Questionnaire. *P-values indicates the difference between the three groups