Table II.
Pearson's correlations between sociodemographics and outcome measures.
| Variable | DASH overall | SPONSA dominant hand | SPONSA lowest function | Depression overall | Peak pain VAS past 7 d | Average pain VAS past 7 d | Peak pain VAS past 3 mo | Average pain VAS past 3 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | .255∗ | −.096 | −.192 | −.100 | .016 | −.026 | .020 | −.006 |
| Sex | −.036 | −.071 | .055 | −.063 | .032 | .028 | .041 | .025 |
| Marital status | .353† | −.293∗ | −.303∗ | .041 | .382† | .432† | .325† | .345† |
| Level of education | −.501† | .382† | .337† | −.379† | −.452† | −.514† | −.404† | −.552† |
| Occupation | −.419† | .122 | .245 | −.208 | −.155 | −.240 | −.089 | −.151 |
DASH, Disability of the Arm and Hand; SPONSA, Stanmore Percentage of Normal Shoulder Assessment; VAS, visual analogue scale.
Statistically significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
Statistically significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).