Table 7 Differences in hand-arm function/symptoms and general health in patients after a hand/wrist/forearm injury sustained at an age > 65 evaluated 19–40 months after the injury, divided into groups according to previous occupation (manual/not-manual)

18.2[2.3–37.5]

9.1[0.0–25.0]

0.072

5.0[2.0–41]

4.0[2.0–30.0]

0.439

12.0[3.0–44.0]

8.0[2.0–43.0]

0.261

9.0[2.0–40.0]

5.0[1.0–33.0]

0.408

17.0[4.0–73.0]

21.0[3.0–46.0]

0.176

19.0[2.0–55.8]

13.0[3.0–55.0]

0.675

4.0[2.0–29.0]

3.0[1.0–19.5]

0.245

70.0[46.3–85.0]

85.0[60.0–95.0]

0.003

75.0[25.0–100.0]

100.0[75.0–100.0]

0.001

100.0[33.3–100.0]

100.0[100.0–100.0]

0.043

87.5[75.0–100.0]

100.0[84.4–100.0]

0.040

62.0[41.0–100.0]

74.0[48.5–100.0]

0.299

65.0[50.0–78.8]

75.0[55.0–90.0]

0.033

84.0[72.0–92.0]

92.0[68.0–96.0]

0.324

67.0[41.3–87.0]

77.0[57.0–92.0]

0.129

18.0[4.0–35.0]

17.0[4.0–33.8]

0.726