Table 1 Categorical (Chi square test for gender, Fishers test for others—for comparisons between groups) and continuous (T-tests and Wilcoxon for normal and non-normal distributions) baseline characteristics by group: HA versus saline
Parameter | Category | Group HA N (%) | Group saline N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)* | Age | 51.9 (SD 10.6) | 52.9 (SD 8.9) | 0.800 |
Gender | Female | 7 /17 (41.2) | 3 /13 (23.1) | 0.297 |
Male | 10 /17 (58.8) | 10 /13 (76.9) | ||
Handedness | Left | 1 /17 (5.9) | 1 /14 (7.1) | 1.00 |
Right | 16 /17 (94.1) | 13 /14 (92.9) | ||
Occupation | Manual | 3 /17 (17.6) | 4 /14 (28.6) | 0.115 |
Office | 13 /17 (76.5) | 6 /14 (42.9) | ||
Retired | 1 /17 (5.9) | 4 /14 (28.6) | ||
BMI | BMI | 25.9 (SD 3.2) | 27.1 (SD 4.1) | 0.463 |
Painful side | Left | 8 /16 (50.0) | 7 /14 (50.0) | 1.00 |
Right | 8 /16 (50.0) | 7 /14 (50.0) | ||
Pain Duration (months) | Pain Duration | 28.1 (SD 22.0) | 51.4 (SD 59.9) | 0.936 |
VAS pain (in the past week how much pain do you feel when gripping something—on average?) | VAS pain | 76.4 (SD 12.1) | 72.1 (SD 11.9) | 0.348 |
PRTEE Score | PRTEE | 67.0 (SD 14.6) | 71.9 (SD 14.5) | 0.357 |
QuickDASH | QuickDASH | 53.7 (SD 18.90 | 58.8 (SD 13.1) | 0.408 |
Racquet sports | No | 15 /17 (88.2) | 13 /14 (92.9) | 1.00 |
Yes | 2 /17 (11.8) | 1 /14 (7.1) |