Socioeconomic Factors in Patients with Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Elbow: A National Registry-Based Study

Table 3

Reduced model 1. Reduced linear regression model analyzing the effect of socioeconomic factors on postoperative QuickDASH scores at 12 months in cases surgically treated for ulnar nerve compression at the elbow. Variables with a in the original model are included.

	Unadjusted B-coefficient (95% CI)	value
Age at surgery (years)	0.32 (0.06-0.59)	0.018
Sex (male is reference)	8.88 (2.65-15.0)	0.005
Marital status
Not married/married/widowed (reference)
Divorced	-9.8 (-17.5-2.18)	0.012
Level of education
Low/middle (reference)
High	-6.58 (-13.6-0.48)	0.068
Earnings (mean/year)
≤39,100/183,200-280,700 (reference)
39,200-183,100	-3.27 (-10.5-3.92)	0.37
>280,800	-4.9 (-12.5-2.65)	0.20
Sick leave
0 days/14-38 days (reference)
1-13 days	-9.77 (-16.5-3.0)	0.005
>39 days	8.48 (0.055-16.9)	0.049

Excluded variables: diabetes at surgery, migrant status, occupation, unemployment, and social assistance.