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Table 1 Demographics and ultrasound findings in patients included in the full scan review and those sent a questionnaire

From: Ultrasound-detected pathologies cluster into groups with different clinical outcomes: data from 3000 community referrals for shoulder pain

 

Full scan review (n = 3000)

Questionnaire recipients (n = 2322)

Responders (n = 777)

Non-responders (n = 1545)

Age, years, mean (SD)

54.6 (15.1)

54.1 (15.1)

56.4 (13.8)

53.0 (15.6)

Female sex, %

52%

52%

54%

51%

Pain duration, months, median (IQR)

5 (3–9), n = 1165

5 (3–10), n = 868

5 (3–10), n = 292

5 (3–9), n = 576

Steroid injection at time of scan, %

33%

31%

37%

28%

RC tear, %

26%

24%

27%

23%

Full thickness RC tear, %

19%

18%

20%

17%

Bursitis, %

68%

71%

72%

71%

Impingement, %

69% (of 2992)

68% (of 2314)

71% (of 776)

67% (of 1538)

Calcific tendinitis, %

12%

12%

14%

12%

ACJ degeneration, %

40%

45%

48%

43%

Glenohumeral OA, %

6%

5%

5%

6%

Adhesive capsulitis, %

3%

3%

4%

3%

Biceps tenosynovitis, %

7%

9%

9%

9%

Rotator cuff tendinopathy, %

36%

38%

40%

37%

  1. ACJ Acromioclavicular joint, OA Osteoarthritis, RC Rotator cuff