Table 2.
The statistical association of shoulder gradient with the clinical and demographic characteristics of the patients with rotator cuff problems
| Variable | Shoulder gradient difference (n = 61) | P value |
| Age (yr) | 0.089 | |
| < 60 | -1.48 ± 1.08 | |
| > 60 | -1.03 ±0.96 | |
| Gender | 0.12 | |
| Female | -1.1 ± 0.77 | |
| Male | -1.21 ± 0.97 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.11 | |
| < 26 | -1.53 ± 0.89 | |
| > 26 | -1.27± 1.07 | |
| Dominancy | 0.092 | |
| Dominant | -1.25 ± 1.09 | |
| Non-dominant | -1.27 ± 1.11 | |
| Etiology | 0.068 | |
| Trauma | -1.47 ± 1.21 | |
| Rheumatologic disorders | -1.12 ± 1.28 | |
| Unspecified | -1.52 ± 1.03 | |
| Type of RCT | 0.51 | |
| Supraspinatus | -1.13 ± 1.4 | |
| Supraspinatus and infraspinatus | -1.28 ± 1.33 | |
| Subscapularis | -1.09 ± 1.1 | |
| Supraspinatus and subscapularis | -1.22 ± 1.39 | |
| Symptom duration (mo) | 0.77 | |
| < 3 | -1.61 ± 1.12 | |
| > 3 | -1.16 ± 1.09 | |
| VAS pain | 0.14 | |
| < 3 | -1.52 ± 1.02 | |
| > 3 | -1.24 ± 0.95 | |
BMI: Body mass index; VAS pain: Visual analogue scale for pain.