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Table 1 Comparison between cases and controls

From: MR imaging biomarkers for evaluation of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. Additive value of anterior capsule abnormality as a reliable criterion for diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis: a cross sectional analytic study

 

Cases

Controls

Univariate

P value

Sex

 Male

17 (60.7)

14 (50)

0.420

 Female

11 (39.3)

14 (50)

 

Age

45.61 ± 11.95

47.25 ± 8.97

0.431

Quantitative assessment

 Anterior capsule thickness

4.02 ± 0.92

1.72 ± 0.55

0.000

 Maximal axillary capsule thickness

4.06 ± 0.96

2.79 ± 0.58

0.000

 Humeral capsular thickness

3 ± 1.27

2.1 ± 0.47

0.000

 Glenoid capsular thickness

3.94 ± 1.01

2.71 ± 0.62

0.000

 Coracohumeral ligament thickness

3.16 ± 0.72

2.33 ± 0.6

0.000

 Degree of external rotation

119.62 ± 18.05

152.25 ± 5.98

0.000

Qualitative assessment

 Anterior capsular abnormal hyperintensity

21 (75)

12 (42.9)

0.014

 Axillary capsular abnormal hyperintensity

21 (75)

6 (21.4)

0.000

 Humeral capsular abnormal hyperintensity

18 (64.3)

12 (42.9)

0.108

 Glenoid capsular abnormal hyperintensity

16 (57.1)

3 (10.7)

0.000

 Abnormal hyperintensity at subcoracoid fat triangle

19 (67.9)

14 (50)

0.174

 Obliteration of the subcoracoid fat triangle

19 (67.9)

22 (78.6)

0.365

  1. The statistically significant values were marked by bold