Predictors of clinical outcomes after non-operative management of symptomatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Baseline characteristics
Age	63.85 ± 8.48
Male, n (%)	37 (62.71)
BMI	29.63 ± 5.58
CTI	4.77 ± 4.47
Diabetes, n (%)	5 (8.47)
Smoking, n (%)	4 (6.78)
Traumatic, n (%)	40 (67.8)
Duration > 1 yr, n (%)	17 (28.81)
Tangent sign, n (%)	21 (35.59)
Supra FI ≥ 2, n (%)	27 (45.76)
Infra FI ≥ 2, n (%)	21 (35.59)
Subscap FI ≥ 2, n (%)	20 (33.9)
ASES baseline	54.91 ± 20.85
SANE baseline	31.13 ± 25.39
WORCnorm baseline	46.05 ± 21.61
VAS pain baseline	50.13 ± 26.39

Except as noted, values are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI: Body mass index; CTI: Cuff tear index; FI: Fatty infiltration; ASES: American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score; SANE: Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation; WORC norm: Normalized Western Ontario Rotator Cuff index; VAS: Visual analog scale.