Table 2.
Characteristics of sample 2: patients with a new episode of shoulder pain who received a corticosteroid injection (CSI) within 12 months after the initial shoulder pain diagnosis, and the frequency and timing of the corticosteroid injections (2012–2017).
| Baseline characteristics | Full sample (n = 968) | Number of injections | Injection at first consultation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | >1 | No | Yes | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 384 (40) | 262 (41) | 122 (36) | 177 (36) | 207 (43) |
| Female | 584 (60) | 373 (59) | 211 (63) | 305 (63) | 279 (57) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 58.8 (13.7) | 57.8 (13.8) | 60.7 (13.3) | 57.5 (13.5) | 60.1 (13.8) |
| History of shoulder complaintsa | 357 (37) | 241 (38) | 116 (35) | 168 (35) | 189 (39) |
| Comorbidities | |||||
| Diabetes | 123 (13) | 74 (12) | 49 (15) | 59 (12) | 64 (13) |
| Rheumatic diseases | 32 (3) | 20 (4) | 12 (3) | 23 (4) | 9 (3) |
| Osteoarthritis | 159 (16) | 91 (14) | 68 (20) | 75 (15) | 84 (17) |
Data are presented in numbers (percentages) unless mentioned otherwise.
aA history of shoulder complaints was positive if the patient had an episode of shoulder complaints ≥ 12 months before the current episode.