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Table 1 The demographic characteristics of the participants at two stages

From: Chinese version of the Constant-Murley questionnaire for shoulder pain and disability: a reliability and validation study

Characteristic

Prefinal group (n = 35)

Validity group (n = 120)

Age, mean (S.D.), years

59.94 ± 9.21

55.64 ± 9.49

Age distribution

18–30

3

15

30–50

15

24

50–70

18

81

Gender

Male

15

51

Female

20

69

Disease

Scapulohumeral periarthritis

18

68

Rotator cuff injury

9

31

Bicipital tendinitis

3

6

Other

5

15

Disease duration, mean (S.D.),weeks

8.81 ± 9.20

27.98 ± 51.39

Side

Left

16

55

Right

19

65

Stage

Acute (<6 wk)

3

32

Sub-acute (6 wk.–3 mo)

9

30

Chronic (>3 mo)

23

58

VAS score

/

62.75 ± 15.96

SF-36

/

58.88 ± 14.32

Constant-Murley score

57.46 ± 17.80

47.78 ± 15.34

Occupation

Not working

20

63

Physically light work

7

22

Physically medium work

3

23

Physically heavy work

5

12

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n. SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, VAS visual analogue scale