Table 3.
Strength of Associations Between Lateral Epicondylitis and Various Factorsa
| Studied Variable | Univariate Analysis | Multivariable Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | |
| Female sex | <.001 | 2.36 (1.74-3.20) | <.001 | 2.47 (1.78-3.43) |
| Dominant-side involvement | <.001 | 3.83 (2.72-5.41) | <.001 | 3.21 (2.24-4.60) |
| Manual labor | <.001 | 2.78 (1.87-4.13) | <.001 | 2.25 (1.48-3.43) |
| Ipsilateral rotator cuff tear | <.001 | 2.97 (2.19-4.03) | <.001 | 2.77 (1.96-3.91) |
| Ipsilateral carpal tunnel syndrome | .016 | 1.47 (1.07-2.01) | — | — |
| Hypertriglyceridemia | .035 | 1.41 (1.03-1.95) | — | — |
aVariance inflation factor = 2.012; condition index = 2.581; P value (Hosmer-Lemeshow test) = .512. Dashes indicate no statistical significance. OR, odds ratio.