Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with operative fixation vs. nonoperative care within 6 weeks of sustaining a closed isolated greater tuberosity fracture.
| Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operative (n = 333) | Nonoperative (n = 8176) | P value | |
| Age (%) | |||
| 19-64 | 200 (60.1) | 4112 (50.3) | .058 |
| 64-79 | 133 (39.9) | 4064 (49.7) | .040 |
| 80+ | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Mean ± SD | 58.2 ± 14.1 | 62.1 ± 13.0 | <.001 |
| Gender (%) | |||
| Male | 110 (33.0) | 1883 (23.0) | .002 |
| Female | 223 (67.0) | 6293 (77.0) | .124 |
| BMI (%)∗ | |||
| Less than 30 | 0 (0) | 18 (0.2) | N/A |
| 30-40 | 2 (0.6) | 29 (0.4) | .796 |
| Greater than 40 | 5 (1.5) | 43 (0.5) | .735 |
| Region of the United States (%) | |||
| South | 129 (38.7) | 3198 (39.1) | .956 |
| Midwest | 93 (27.9) | 1932 (23.6) | .188 |
| Northeast | 57 (17.1) | 1806 (22.1) | .089 |
| West | 54 (16.2) | 1226 (15.0) | .664 |
| CCI ± SD | 1.11 ± 1.81 | 1.44 ± 2.23 | <.001 |
| Major comorbidities (%) | |||
| Tobacco | 65 (19.5) | 1586 (19.4) | .981 |
| Liver disease | 29 (8.7) | 675 (8.3) | .866 |
| Cardiac | 44 (13.2) | 1492 (18.2) | .055 |
| ETOH | 33 (9.9) | 549 (6.7) | .048 |
| Anemia | 55 (16.5) | 1684 (20.6) | .154 |
| COPD | 78 (23.4) | 1977 (24.2) | .854 |
| CKD | 24 (7.2) | 731 (8.9) | .365 |
| CHF | 13 (3.9) | 671 (8.2) | .011 |
| Immunodeficiency | 7 (2.1) | 229 (2.8) | .567 |
| Depression | 85 (25.5) | 1946 (23.8) | .617 |
BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ETOH, alcohol use; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SD, standard deviation.
∗
BMI was only able to be calculated on 2.1% of operative group and 1.1% of nonoperative group