Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
| Â | Cases | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | MC n = 60 (53.6%) | No MC n = 52 (46.4%) | p-value | N = 112 (100%) |
Age [median (min–max)] | 44 (20–56) | 32 (21–62) | p < 0.01 | 36 (20–61) |
Gender n (%) |  |  | p = 0.95 |  |
 Male | 54 (90.0%) | 47 (90.4%) |  | 101 (90.2%) |
 Female | 6 (10.0%) | 5 (9.6%) |  | 11 (9.8%) |
Duration of complaints in months [median (min–max)] | 24 (3–192) | 35 (2–180) | p = 0.85 | 24 (2–192) |
MC type n (%) | ||||
 Type 0 | – | 52 (22.1%) |  | 52 (46.4%) |
 Type 1 | 33 (14.0%) | – |  | 33 (29.5%) |
 Type 2 | 27 (11.5%) | – |  | 27 (24.1%) |
 Type 3 | 0 (0%) | – |  | 0 (0%) |
Military rank [n (%)] |  |  | p = 0.77 |  |
 Enlisted personnel | 17 (28.3%) | 18 (34.6%) |  | 35 (31.3%) |
 Noncommissioned officers | 33 (55.0%) | 26 (50.0%) |  | 59 (52.7%) |
 Commissioned officers | 19 (16.7%) | 8 (15.4%) |  | 18 (16.1%) |
Positive PIT | 45 (75.0%) | 32 (61.5%) | p = 0.13 | 77 (68.8%) |
Positive SLR | 12 (20.0%) | 15 (28.8%) | p = 0.32 | 27 (24.1%) |
Pain in flexion | 49 (81.7%) | 33 (63.5%) | p = 0.03* | 82 (73.2%) |
Pain in extension | 46 (76.7%) | 33 (63.5%) | p = 0.13 | 79 (70.5%) |
Limited ROM flexion | 49 (81.7%) | 38 (73.1%) | p = 0.28 | 87 (77.7%) |
Limited ROM extension | 49 (81.7%) | 35 (67.3%) | p = 0.08 | 84 (75.0%) |
RMDQ | x̄: 10.97 (sd: 5.36) | x̄: 11.58 (sd: 5.64) | p = 0.56 | x̄: 11.25 (sd: 5.47) |
PSEQ | x̄: 42.70 (sd: 10.24) | x̄: 38.42 (sd: 11.73) | p = 0.04* | x̄: 40.71 (sd: 11.11) |
NPRS | mdn: 5 (min-max: 0–8) | mdn: 6 (min-max: 1–9) | p = 0.11 | mdn: 5 (min-max: 0–9) |