Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic data for patients with patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and healthy volunteers
Characteristics | CTS patients (n = 50) N (%) | Healthy volunteers (n = 50) N (%) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD, yrs | 50.9 ± 10.0 | 47.8 ± 9.6 | 0.15 |
Personal characteristics | |||
Female | 44 (88.0) | 44 (88.0) | 1.00 |
Married | 38 (76.0) | 34 (70.8) | 0.56 |
Employed | 25 (52.1) | 37 (74.0) | 0.03 |
Smoking habit | 2 (4.0) | 1 (2.0) | 1.00 |
Right-hand dominant | 46 (97.9) | 48 (98.0) | 1.00 |
Unilateral hand involved | 16 (32.0) | – | |
Bilateral hands involved | 34 (68.0) | – | |
Educational level | |||
College/University | 30 (60.0) | 43 (86.0) | 0.0033 |
Senior high | 14 (28.0) | 2 (4.0) | |
Junior high or below | 6 (12.0) | 5 (10.0) | |