Table 5.
Subgroup analyses
| Independent Variables |
R-Square Women/Men |
F value Women/Men |
P value Women/Men |
| Age | 0.008/0.054 | 0.70/4.80 | 0.407/0.031 |
| BMI | 0.007/0.026 | 0.28/1.11 | 0.758/0.335 |
| Comorbidity | 0.001/0.0002 | 0.11/0.20 | 0.740/0.652 |
| Combined Painfree ROM | 0.326/0.249 | 38.81/27.66 | < 0.0001/< 0.0001 |
| Strength (operated side) | 0.083/0.099 | 7.56/9.18 | 0.007/0.003 |
| Smoking | 0.030/0.038 | 2.55/3.30 | 0.114/0.073 |
| Mechanism of injury | 0.010/0.064 | 0.22/1.44 | 0.884/0.238 |
| Hand dominance | 0.007/0.007 | 0.59/0.29 | 0.445/0.746 |
| Affected side | 0.043/0.024 | 1.88/1.03 | 0.159/0.363 |
| Side operated on | 0.011/0.001 | 0.94/0.10 | 0.336/0.753 |
| Symptoms duration | 0.007/0.001 | 0.62/0.10 | 0.424/0.754 |
| Concurrent osteoarthritis | 0.030/0.010 | 2.77/0.85 | 0.099/0.359 |
| Level of pathology | 0.006/0.086 | 0.97/7.82 | 0.325/0.006 |
| Size of full-thickness tear | 0.024/0.005 | 0.53/0.12 | 0.594/0.886 |
| Use of medication | 0.048/0.008 | 4.22/0.71 | 0.043/0.402 |
| Work Status (work-related injury) | 0.059/0.080 | 5.18/7.25 | 0.025/0.009 |
| Participation limitation | 0.338/0.430 | 21.02/31.07 | < 0.0001/< 0.0001 |
| Expectations with respect to improved pain | 0.001/0.060 | 0.12/2.56 | 0.726/0.083 |
| Expectations with respect to improved ROM | 0.102/0.001 | 4.57/0.11 | 0.013/0.739 |
| Expectations with respect to improved ADL | 0.227/0.025 | 12.05/0.99 | < 0.0001/0.376 |
| Expectations with respect to improved interaction and providing care | 0.125/0.094 | 5.59/4.05 | 0.005/0.021 |
| Expectations with respect to return to work | 0.130/0.163 | 3.99/5.07 | 0.011/0.003 |
| Expectations with respect to return to sports | 0.012/0.036 | 0.48/1.45 | 0.618/0.240 |
| Expectations with respect to achieving full recovery | 0.008/0.042 | 0.36/1.79 | 0.697/0.174 |