| |
Total (n = 1,777)
|
Subjects with lateral epicondylitis (n = 44)
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Subjects without lateral epicondylitis (n = 1,733)
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
|
40–59
|
256 (14.4)
|
9 (20.5)
|
247 (14.3)
|
0.360
|
|
60–69
|
675 (38.0)
|
13 (29.5)
|
662 (38.2)
|
|
≥70
|
846 (47.6)
|
20 (50.0)
|
824 (47.5)
|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
774 (43.6)
|
20 (45.5)
|
754 (43.5)
|
0.797
|
|
Female
|
1,003 (56.4)
|
24 (54.5)
|
879 (56.5)
|
|
Occupational categories
|
|
No occupation
|
1,029 (57.9)
|
23 (52.3)
|
1,006 (58.1)
|
0.933
|
|
Nonmanual
|
101 (5.7)
|
3 (6.8)
|
98 (5.6)
|
|
Service
|
187 (10.5)
|
6 (13.6)
|
181 (10.4)
|
|
Manual
|
333 (18.7)
|
9 (20.5)
|
324 (18.7)
|
|
Other
|
127 (7.1)
|
3 (6.8)
|
124 (7.2)
|
|
Smoking status
|
|
Never
|
1,115 (62.7)
|
26 (59.1)
|
1,089 (62.8)
|
0.848
|
|
Past
|
460 (25.9)
|
13 (29.5)
|
447 (25.8)
|
|
Current
|
202 (11.4)
|
5 (11.4)
|
197 (11.4)
|
|
Alcohol consumption
|
|
Never
|
548 (30.8)
|
16 (36.4)
|
532 (30.7)
|
0.542
|
|
Every day
|
451 (25.4)
|
13 (29.5)
|
438 (25.3)
|
|
Sometimes
|
332 (18.7)
|
5 (11.4)
|
327 (18.9)
|
|
Rarely
|
446 (25.1)
|
10 (22.7)
|
436 (25.4)
|
|
Obesity
|
|
Normal (BMI <25)
|
1,124 (63.3)
|
24 (54.5)
|
1,100 (63.5)
|
0.225
|
|
Overweight (BMI ≥25)
|
653 (36.7)
|
20 (45.5)
|
633 (36.5)
|
|
Abdominal circumference (cm)
|
|
Normal
|
1,141 (64.2)
|
27 (61.4)
|
1,114 (64.3)
|
0.690
|
|
Abnormal
|
636 (35.8)
|
17 (38.6)
|
619 (35.7)
|
|
Mets
|
|
No
|
1,458 (82.0)
|
34 (77.3)
|
1,424 (82.2)
|
0.403
|
|
Yes
|
319 (18.0)
|
10 (22.7)
|
309 (17.8)
|
|
Hypertension
|
|
Normal
|
485 (27.3)
|
12 (27.3)
|
473 (27.3)
|
0.923
|
|
Borderline
|
529 (29.8)
|
12 (27.3)
|
517 (29.8)
|
|
Definite
|
763 (42.9)
|
20 (45.4)
|
743 (42.9)
|
|
Hyperlipidemia
|
|
Normal
|
1,188 (66.9)
|
30 (68.2)
|
1,158 (66.8)
|
0.850
|
|
Definite
|
589 (33.1)
|
14 (31.8)
|
575 (33.2)
|
|
Chronic hyperglycemia
|
|
Favorable control (HbA1C <5.5)
|
1,181 (66.5)
|
23 (52.3)
|
1,158 (66.8)
|
0.025
|
|
Suspected (5.5 ≤ HbA1C < 6.4)
|
498 (28.0)
|
15 (34.1)
|
483 (27.9)
|
|
Definite (HbA1C ≥6.5)
|
98 (5.5)
|
6 (13.6)
|
92 (5.3)
|
|
Subjective outcome, mean (SD)
|
|
The QuickDASH
|
8.7 (11.3)
|
15.0 (12.7)
|
8.5 (11.1)
|
<0.001
|
|
SF-12
|
|
PCS
|
32.2 (12.2)
|
29.9 (12.1)
|
32.3 (12.2)
|
0.209
|
|
MCS
|
45.8 (9.1)
|
43.8 (9.5)
|
45.8 (9.1)
|
0.144
|
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BMI body mass index, Mets metabolic syndrome, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, DASH disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand, SF-12 short form 12, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, SD standard deviation.
