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. 2009 May 1;91(5):1136–1142. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00831

TABLE III.

Relative Risk in Relatives of Individuals with Rotator Cuff Disease

Relationship No. of Relatives (Patients/Controls) No. of Affected (Patients/Controls) P Value Relative Risk 95% Confidence Interval
First degree 23,700/117,063 202/409 <0.0001 2.44 (2.06, 2.89)
Second degree 68,600/317,179 155/577 0.0177 1.24 (1.04, 1.48)
Third degree 157,292/631,409 246/915 0.2866 1.08 (0.94, 1.24)