Characteristics | Â |
---|---|
Gender, female/male | 11/9 |
Age, years | 69 ± 7.2 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.4 ± 3.6 |
Handedness, right/left | 20/0 |
Shoulder undergoing surgery, right/left | 10/10 |
Marital statusc | |
 Cohabiting or married | 18 |
 Widow/widower | 1 |
Comorbidities, yes/no | 9/11 |
Alcohol intakea | |
 Below recommended | 15 |
 Above recommended | 5 |
Smoking | |
 Non-smokers | 19 |
 Smokers | 1 |
Educationb | |
 Low | 6 |
 Medium | 4 |
 High | 9 |
Employment statusa | |
 Employed | 5 |
 Outside the labor market (disability benefit) | 1 |
 Retired | 14 |
Duration of shoulder symptoms | |
 6 months–2 years | 3 |
 2–5 years | 10 |
 > 5 years | 7 |