Table 1.

Duration of Symptoms Related to Demographics.

Duration of Symptoms (Months)	≤3	6–6	7–12	>12	p-value
Age in Years: Median with lower and upper quartiles1	58 (63) 72	57 (60) 66	57 (62) 69	55 (60) 69	0.03
Gender (% Female)1	48	54	60	44	0.17
Worker’s Compensation (% Yes)1	6	11	12	11	0.52
Race (%)2					0.59
Other	5	7	2	5
Black	13	7	8	8
White	82	85	90	87
Employment (%) 2					0.68
Full-time	48	46	47	46
Part-time	10	11	7	8
Retired	36	31	33	34
Homemaker	0	4	8	4
Not Working	6	8	5	8
Marital Status (%)2					0.43
Other	2	10	5	4
Divorced	15	12	22	13
Married	61	65	62	66
Single	7	6	5	6
Widowed	15	7	7	9
Patient Expectations	3.8 (4.1)	3.7 (4.2)	3.8 (4.5)	3.5 (4.0)	0.30
Mean with lower and upper quartiles Mean with lower and upper quartiles2	5.0	4.8	5.0	4.7
Dominant Side (% Yes)2	74	59	67	72	0.12

¹Kruskal-Wallis Test;

²Pearson Test.

A(B)C – A=lower quartile, B= median. C=upper quartile. The only statistically significant finding was a slightly older age in patients with symptoms less than 3 months.