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Table 2 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of the 20 included patients

From: Are progressive shoulder exercises feasible in patients with glenohumeral osteoarthritis or rotator cuff tear arthropathy?

Characteristics

 

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

  1. aRecommended alcohol intake for men is 14 standard units of alcohol per week and for women 7 standard units of alcohol per week
  2. bEducation [34] was defined as low = none–lower secondary, medium = upper-secondary–non-tertiary, and high = tertiary education
  3. cData were missing in one patient