Table 1. Characteristics of patients with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) at first hospital contact 2007–2011 (n = 57,311), in total and according to education level.
| Characteristics | Total | Higher or medium-level education | Vocational education and training | Low education level | No information on education level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||||
| Female | 28,266 | (49) | 7,302 | (48) | 9,315 | (46) | 9,564 | (55) | 2,085 | (45) | |
| Male | 29,045 | (51) | 7,838 | (52) | 10,852 | (54) | 7,845 | (45) | 2,510 | (55) | |
| Age group, years | |||||||||||
| 18–35 | 9,575 | (17) | 1,965 | (13) | 3,671 | (14) | 2,424 | (14) | 1,515 | (33) | |
| 36–45 | 13,645 | (24) | 3,371 | (22) | 5,086 | (25) | 4,401 | (25) | 787 | (17) | |
| 46–55 | 18,719 | (33) | 5,202 | (34) | 6,271 | (31) | 6,210 | (36) | 1,036 | (23) | |
| 56–65 | 15,372 | (27) | 4,602 | (30) | 5,139 | (25) | 4,374 | (25) | 1,257 | (27) | |
| Health-related transfer payments | |||||||||||
| None or minimal | 38,654 | (68) | 11,831 | (78) | 14,245 | (71) | 10,218 | (59) | 2,360 | (51) | |
| Temporary | 8,799 | (15) | 1,404 | (9) | 2,760 | (14) | 3,681 | (21) | 954 | (21) | |
| Permanent | 9,858 | (17) | 1,905 | (13) | 3,162 | (16) | 3510 | (20) | 1,281 | (28) | |
| Diagnosis | |||||||||||
| Specified disorders (M75.1-M75.5) | 40,019 | (70) | 10,668 | (70) | 13,998 | (69) | 12,390 | (71) | 2,963 | (64) | |
| Other or unspecified disorders (M75.8-M75.9) | 17,292 | (30) | 4,472 | (30) | 6,169 | (31) | 5,019 | (29) | 1,632 | (36) | |
| Hospital of first contact | |||||||||||
| Private | 15,521 | (27) | 4,574 | (30) | 6,289 | (31) | 3,760 | (22) | 898 | (20) | |
| Public | 41,790 | (73) | 10,566 | (70) | 13,878 | (69) | 13,649 | (78) | 3,697 | (80) | |
| Physiotherapy before first contact | |||||||||||
| No | 42,750 | (75) | 11,200 | (74) | 14,823 | (74) | 12,989 | (75) | 3,738 | (81) | |
| Yes | 14,561 | (25) | 3,940 | (26) | 5,344 | (27) | 4,420 | (25) | 857 | (19) | |
| Administrative region | |||||||||||
| Capital Region of Denmark | 11,805 | (21) | 3,630 | (24) | 4,084 | (20) | 2,780 | (16) | 1,311 | (29) | |
| Region Zealand | 7,401 | (13) | 1,842 | (12) | 2,600 | (13) | 2,386 | (14) | 573 | (12) | |
| Region of Southern Denmark | 15,361 | (27) | 3,855 | (25) | 5,330 | (26) | 5,046 | (29) | 1,130 | (25) | |
| Central Denmark Region | 16,282 | (28) | 4,203 | (28) | 5,926 | (29) | 4,981 | (29) | 1,172 | (26) | |
| North Denmark Region | 6,462 | (11) | 1,610 | (11) | 2,227 | (11) | 2,216 | (13) | 409 | (9) | |
Values are numbers (%). Percentages do not always add up to 100 due to rounding.