Table 2.
Breakdown of patient demographics and characteristics based on the five diagnostic groups
| Factor | Level | OA | Tendinopathy | Ganglion | Ulnar group | Other | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients, n (%) | 49 (31) | 21 (13) | 22 (14) | 28 (17) | 40 (25) | ||
| Age, median (interquartile range), years | 64.0 (53.0–73.0) | 44.0 (37.0–54.0) | 41.0 (27.0–53.0) | 44.0 (32.0–51.0) | 44.0 (30.0–52.0) | <0.001*** | |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 34 (69) | 4 (19) | 2 (9) | 7 (25) | 13 (33) | <0.001*** |
| Female | 15 (31) | 17 (81) | 20 (91) | 21 (75) | 27 (68) | ||
| Wrist affected, n (%) | Dominant | 24 (49) | 13 (62) | 16 (73) | 16 (57) | 27 (68) | 0.089 |
| Non-dominant | 22 (45) | 4 (19) | 6 (27) | 11 (39) | 9 (23) | ||
| Both | 3 (6) | 4 (19) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 4 (10) | ||
| Symptom duration, mean (s.d.), months | 13.8 (10.9) | 11.5 (10.3) | 11.4 (7.1) | 15.6 (12.5) | 13.1 (13.3) | 0.66 | |
| Site, n (%) | Ulnar | 12 (24) | 0 (0) | 2 (9) | 23 (82) | 9 (23) | <0.001*** |
| Radial | 18 (37) | 18 (86) | 3 (14) | 1 (4) | 7 (18) | ||
| Central | 10 (20) | 3 (14) | 10 (45) | 1 (4) | 15 (38) | ||
| Diffuse | 9 (18) | 0 (0) | 7 (32) | 3 (11) | 9 (23) | ||
| Employed, n (%) | Unemployed | 5 (10) | 1 (5) | 2 (9) | 1 (4) | 3 (8) | 0.012* |
| Employed | 21 (43) | 11 (52) | 11 (50) | 21 (75) | 28 (70) | ||
| Retired | 17 (35) | 2 (10) | 3 (14) | 3 (11) | 2 (5) | ||
| Unknown | 6 (12) | 7 (33) | 6 (27) | 3 (11) | 7 (18) | ||
| Instability, n (%) | No | 45 (92) | 21 (100) | 22 (100) | 27 (96) | 33 (83) | 0.11 |
| Yes | 4 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 7 (18) |
***P-value < 0.001, **P-value < 0.01, *P-value < 0.05.