Table 1: Demographic and pathology studied variables. |
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Variable |
Total n (%) |
RI group n (%) |
NRI group n (%) |
p |
|
Number of shoulders studied |
60 (100) |
7 (11.67) |
53 (88.33) |
Not applicable |
|
Sex |
Male |
42 (70) |
6 (10.00) |
36 (60.00) |
0.305* |
Female |
18 (30) |
1 (1.67) |
17 (28.33) |
|
|
Age in years |
Average 34 (range, 16-74) |
Average 41 (range, 24-74) |
Average 32 (range 16-68) |
0.128* |
|
Comorbidities |
20 (100) |
3 (15) |
17 (85) |
Not applicable |
|
Asthma |
6 (30) |
1 (5) |
5 (25) |
|
|
Major depression |
4 (20) |
1 (5) |
3 (15) |
|
|
Hypermobility |
3 (15) |
0 (0) |
3 (15) |
|
|
Hypertension |
3 (15) |
1 (5) |
2 (10) |
|
|
Hypothyroidism |
2 (10) |
0 (0) |
2 (10) |
|
|
Diabetes mellitus |
1 (5) |
0 (0) |
1 (5) |
|
|
Osteoporosis |
1 (5) |
0 (0) |
1 (5) |
|
|
Affected side |
Right |
35 (58.33) |
3 (5.00) |
32 (53.33) |
0.381* |
Left |
25 (41.67) |
4 (6.67) |
21 (35.00) |
|
|
Evolution of instability (months) |
Average 67 (range, 2-490) |
Average 144 (range, 5-490) |
Average 57 (range, 2-190) |
0.177* |
|
Dislocations prior to surgery |
Average 11.45 (range, 1-70) |
Average 18.14 (range, 3-35) |
Average 10.56 (range, 1-70) |
0.110‡ |
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RI = recurrence of instability, NRI = no recurrence of instability,* Fisher exact test, ‡ Mann Whitney’s U test. |