Table 5.

The correlation between the pathologies and functional scores

Variable	RC tear	No RC tear	P-value	LHB disease*	No LHB disease	P-value	RCD†	No RCD	P-value
VAS	3.6±2.0	1.5±1.9	<0.001	3.0±1.8	2.1±2.2	0.177	3.5±2.1	1.2±1.8	<0.001
ASES score	71.6±14.8	84.9±15.8	0.004	69.7±9.9	81.4±16.9	0.032	70.4±15.2	87.7±13.7	<0.001

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

RC: rotator cuff, LHB: long head of biceps, RCD: rotator cuff disease, VAS: visual analog scale, ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

^*LHB disease: LHB tendinitis and LHB tear;

^†Rotator cuff tear, LHB disease, calcific tendinitis of RC.