Table 1.
Characteristic | Patients (N = 254) |
---|---|
Mean (SD) age, y | 60 (7) |
Male gender, n (%) | 223 (88) |
Affected hands, n (%) | |
Both | 115 (45) |
Left | 62 (24) |
Right | 77 (30) |
Affected fingers, n (%) | |
1 | 90 (35) |
2 | 73 (29) |
3 | 38 (15) |
4 | 27 (11) |
5 | 14 (6) |
≥ 6 | 12 (5) |
Patients by finger affected, n (%) | |
Little | 191 (75) |
Ring | 175 (69) |
Middle | 75 (30) |
Index | 23 (9) |
Thumb | 6 (2) |
Affected joint, n (%) | |
MP | 392 (58) |
PIP | 271 (40) |
DIP | 16 (2) |
DIP: distal interphalangeal; MP: metacarpophalangeal; PIP: proximal interphalangeal.