Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with hand and upper extremity problem from 12 former studies (n = 948)
| Characteristics | Total | DASH/QuickDASH, mean ± SD (range) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD (range) | 52 ± 16 (15–90) | 33 ± 21 (0–96) | 0.97b |
| Sex, no. (%) | |||
| Women | 584 (61) | 35 ± 20 (0–96) | 0.0060c |
| Men | 361 (38) | 31 ± 22 (0–93) | |
| Diagnosis, no. (%) | |||
| Nontraumatic | 496 (52) | 30 ± 19 (0–88) | <0.001c |
| Traumatic | 409 (43) | 39 ± 21 (0–96) | |
| Region, no. (%) | |||
| Hand and wrist | 810 (90) | 33 ± 20 (0–96) | 0.010d |
| Elbow | 62 (6) | 38 ± 23 (0–91) | |
| Arm and shoulder | 33 (4) | 44 ± 21 (2.5–88) | |
| Involvement of the dominant limb, no. (%) | |||
| Yes | 476 (50) | 36 ± 22 (0–96) | <0.001c |
| No | 472 (50) | 31 ± 20 (0–92) | |
| Involvement of the dominant limb, no. (%) | |||
| Right dominant | 427 (45) | 36 ± 22 (0–96) | 0.93c |
| Left dominant | 49 (5) | 36 ± 18 (6.8–77) | |
| Involvement of the nondominant limb, no. (%) | |||
| Right dominant | 428 (45) | 31 ± 20 (0–92) | 0.86c |
| Left dominant | 44 (5) | 31 ± 19 (0–86) | |
aBivariate analysis of patients after DASH/QuickDASH scoring
bCorrelation
cIndependent t-test
dOne-way ANOVA