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Table 2 DASH-score within patient characteristics

From: Functional and quality of life outcome after non-operatively managed proximal humeral fractures

 

n

DASH-scorea

p valueb

Total cohort

410

6.67 (0.83–22.50)

 

Age

 Age ≤65

248

5.00 (0–15.00)

<0.001

 Age >65

162

12.5 (3.13–31.67)

Gender

 Male

65

3.33 (0–12.50)

0.011

 Female

345

7.50 (0.83–22.92)

Dominant arm

 Yes

208

7.50 (0.83–25.21)

0.248

 No

202

5.83 (0.83–22.50)

Parts of fracture

 2-part

136

5.83 (0–15.83)

0.024

 3-part

158

6.67 (0.83–19.38)

 4-part

97

14.17 (2.50–32.08)

Smoking

 Yes

57

10.0 (2.92–34.17)

0.056

 No

353

5.83 (0.42–21.67)

Diabetes

 Yes

33

17.5 (2.50–38.75)

0.018

 No

377

6.67 (0.83–20.00)

Osteoporosis

 Yes

102

10.0 (0.63–31.87)

0.048

 No

308

6.67 (0.83–17.50)

  1. aMedian (25th–75th percentile)
  2. bStatistical comparison for DASH-score within subgroups of patient characteristics