Table 2 Prevalence of wrist and hand symptoms and clinically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome
Wrist/hand symptoms | Whole group (n=969) | Males (n = 359) | Females (n = 610) |
A Prevalence of wrist and hand symptoms | |||
Wrist numbness | 217 (22.4%) | 90 (25.1%) | 127 (20.8%) |
Wrist pain | 218 (22.5%) | 90 (25.1%) | 128 (21.0%) |
Hand numbness | 174 (18.0%) | 67 (18.7%) | 107 (17.5%) |
Hand pain | 148 (15.3%) | 61 (17.0%) | 87 (14.3%) |
B Prevalence of clinically confirmed CTS | |||
Asymptomatic | 596 (61.5%) | 208 (57.9%) | 388 (63.6%) |
Clinically uncertain CTS | 280 (28.9%) | 121 (33.7%) | 159 (26.1%) |
Clinically confirmed CTS | 93 (9.6%) | 30 (8.4%) | 63 (10.3%) |