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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Subgroup analysis: arthritic progression and patient characteristics

From: Long-term evolution of calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff: clinical and radiological evaluation 10 years after diagnosis

Group

Arthritic progression

No arthritic progression

p-Value

Age at follow-up (years)

58.3 (± 8.052)

62.4 (± 6.58)

0.4417 (n.s.)

Gender (F/M ratio)

0.80/0.20

0.40/0.60

0.0946 (n.s.)

BMI (kg/m2)

24.09 (22.15–25.28)

23.71 (22.27–25.46)

0.9545 (n.s.)

Follow-up (years)

12.00 (12.00–15.25)

14 (12.50–15.50)

0.6928 (n.s.)

Dominant side (L/R ratio)

0.10/0.90

0.40/0.60

0.2379 (n.s.)

Affected side (L/R ratio)

0.40/0.60

0.40/0.60

1.0000 (n.s.)

Smoker at follow-up (Y/N ratio)

0.33/0.67

0.20/0.80

1.0000 (n.s.)

Smoker at diagnosis (Y/N ratio)

0.37/0.63

0.60/0.40

0.3691 (n.s.)

Diabetes (Y/N ratio)

0.03/0.97

0.00/1

1.0000 (n.s.)

Job (light/hard)

0.57/0.43

0.80/0.20

0.6272 (n.s.)

Autoimmune disease (Y/N ratio)

0.23/0.77

0.40/0.60

0.5908 (n.s.)

  1. Data are reported as mean (± SD), median (Q1–Q3), or frequency/ratio
  2. BMI body mass index, F/M females/males, N No, n.s. not significant, L/R left/right, Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile, SD standard deviation, Y yes