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

Table 4

Reduced model 2. 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. All variables with value < 0.1 in reduced model 1 are included.

	Unadjusted B-coefficient (95% CI)	value
Age at surgery (years)	0.33 (0.069-0.60)	0.014
Sex (male is reference)	9.68 (3.70-15.7)	0.002
Marital status
Not married/married/widowed (reference)
Divorced	-10.2 (-17.8-2.57)	0.009
Level of education
Low/middle (reference)
High	-6.57 (-13.5-0.38)	0.064
Sick leave
0 days/14-38 days (reference)
1-13 days	-9.9 (-16.6-3.2)	0.004
>39 days	9.12 (0.89-17.3)	0.03

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