Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics of groups
Characteristic | Total | Group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | |||
Number of patients, n | 90 | 30 | 30 | 30 | – |
Female, n (%) | 42 (46.7) | 9 (30.0) | 18 (60.0) | 15 (60.0) | 0.060* |
Age, years, mean M ± SD (range) | 54.5 ± 14.7 (24–91) | 49.6 ± 15.3 (24–91) | 56.0 ± 15.5 (24–91) | 55.8 ± 12.6 (36–79) | 0.161** |
Duration of complaints weeks, mean ± SD (range) | 21.8 ± 28.5 (1–230) | 17.5 ± 17.0 (2–52) | 18.8 ± 15.9 (1–52) | 29.2 ± 43.2 (3–230) | 0.177** |
RC tendinopathy phase, n (%): | 0.031* | ||||
Acute phase patients, | 10 (11.1) | 7 (23.4) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) | |
Subacute phase patients | 27 (30.0) | 10 (33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 6 (20.0) | |
Chronic phase patients | 53 (58.9) | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | 23 (76.7) | |
Injury type, n (%): | 0.306* | ||||
Bursa Side | 5 (5.6) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (10.0) | 1 (3.3) | |
Joint Side | 49 (54.4) | 21 (70.0) | 12 (40.0) | 16 (53.3) | |
Intratendinous | 22 (24.4) | 6 (20.0) | 8 (26.7) | 8 (26.7) | |
Oblique and focal | 14 (15.6) | 2 (6.7) | 7 (23.3) | 5 (16.7) | |
Side of complaints, n (%): | 0.731* | ||||
Right | 49 (54.4) | 16 (53.3) | 18 (60.0) | 15 (50.0) | |
Left | 41 (45.6) | 14 (46.7) | 12 (40.0) | 15 (50.0) | |
Dominant limb, n (%): | 0.092* | ||||
Right | 84 (93.3) | 25 (83.3) | 29 (96.7) | 30 (100.0) | |
Left | 2 (2.2) | 2 (6.67) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Both | 4 (4.4) | 3 (10.0) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | |