Table 1 Demographic data
Demographic data | Total (N = 190) | |
|---|---|---|
PIP joint tenderness (n = 89) | Without PIP joint tenderness (n = 101) | |
Age (years) | 61.1 (SD 8.8) | 59.8 (SD 8.5) |
Female sex | 72 (80.9%) | 79 (78.2%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 20 (22.5%) | 20 (19.8%) |
Occupation | ||
- Unemployed/homemaker/retired | 41 (46.0%) | 66 (65.3%) |
- Office worker | 28 (31.5%) | 24 (23.8%) |
- Self-employed/Light manual worker* | 20 (22.5%) | 11 (10.9%) |
Duration of disease (months) | 7.4 (SD 7.0) | 7.8 (SD 7.8) |
Previous corticosteroid injections | 40 (46%) | 47 (54%) |
Disease affected dominant hand | 57 (64%) | 61 (60.4%) |
Involved finger | ||
- Thumb | 16 (18%) | 29 (28.7%) |
- Index | 16 (18%) | 12 (11.9%) |
- Middle | 36 (40.4%) | 43 (42.6%) |
- Ring | 20 (22.5%) | 16 (15.8%) |
- Small | 1 (1.1%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Trigger finger grading | ||
- II | 26 (29.2%) | 41 (40.6%) |
- III | 33 (37.1%) | 35 (34.7%) |
- IV | 30 (33.7%) | 25 (24.8%) |
PIP joint swelling* | 75 (84.3%) | 64 (63.4%) |