Effect of electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation techniques on shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff injuries

Table 1 General data comparison

	Control group (n = 48)	Study group (n = 49)	χ2/t	P value
Age (years)	56.15 ± 5.16	56.77 ± 4.98	-0.602	0.548
Sex			0.828	0.363
Male	23 (47.92)	28 (56.47)
Female	25 (52.08)	21 (43.53)
Course of disease (days)	34.26 ± 5.15	35.48 ± 4.78	-1.210	0.229
Years of education (years)	9.15 ± 3.46	8.87 ± 2.98	0.427	0.670
The damage location			0.261	0.609
Left side	22 (45.83)	25 (51.02)
Off side	26 (54.17)	24 (48.98)
Cause of injury			0.922	0.820
Traffic injury	13 (27.08)	12 (24.49)
Pricking wound	14 (29.17)	11 (22.45)
Sports injury	4 (8.33)	5 (10.20)
Other	17 (35.42)	21 (42.86)
Degree of injury			0.962	0.327
Part of the damage	33 (68.75)	29 (59.18)
Small and medium-sized injuries	15 (31.25)	20 (40.82)