19 April 2024>: Clinical Research
Role of Critical Shoulder Angle in Degenerative Type Rotator Cuff Tears: A Turkish Cohort Study
Mehmed Nuri Tütüncü 1ACE* , Yiğit Kültür 2BD , Mahmut Kürşat Özşahin 3BCD , Nuri Aydin 3ABEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943703
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943703
Table 1 Distribution of descriptive properties.
Total | Group 1 | Group 2 | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Min-Max | 45–74 | 45–74 | 45–73 | 0.894a |
Mean±SD | 58.44±7.43 | 58.54±7.37 | 58.34±7.57 | ||
Sex, n (%) | Female | 43 (43) | 22 (44) | 21 (42) | 0.840b |
Male | 57 (57) | 28 (56) | 29 (58) | ||
Dominance, n (%) | Right | 85 (85) | 41 (82) | 44 (88) | 0.401b |
Left | 15 (15) | 9 (18) | 6 (12) | ||
Smoking status, n (%) | Yes | 36 (36) | 19 (38) | 17 (34) | 0.677b |
No | 64 (64) | 31 (62) | 33 (66) | ||
Affected side, n (%) | Right | 57 (57) | 31 (62) | 26 (52) | 0.313b |
Left | 43 (43) | 19 (38) | 24 (48) | ||
CSA | Min-Max | 27.7–42.2 | 30.6–42.2 | 27.7–41.1 | a |
Mean±SD | 35.51±3.42 | 37.48±2.47 | 33.53±3.10 | ||
a Independent sample test; b Pearson chi-square test; * min – minimum; max – maximum; CSA – critical shoulder angle; SD – standard deviation. |