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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and frequency of diagnosis of the study population

From: Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the upper limb functional index

Characteristic

Cases

Age (years)

p value

Mean (sd)

   Study Population

126

49 ± 21

 

Male

57 (45.2%)

48 ± 23.2

0.02*

Female

69 (54.8%)

51 ± 24.1

 

   Dominance

   

Right hand

88

49 ± 15.5

0.00*

Left hand

48

50 ± 17.8

 

   Injured at work

   

Yes

51

45 ± 15.5

0.01*

No

62

56 ± 19.5

 

Unsure

13

50 ± 21.5

 

   Distribution of upper-limb    conditions

Area

Numbers

%

Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder

39

31%

Shoulder Tendinitis/osis

Shoulder

32

25%

Wrist fracture

Hand

30

24.5%

Arm fracture

Arm

13

10%

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Hand

12

9.5%

  1. * Indicates Significance.