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Table 1 Patients’ sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

From: Structural validity of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and its short version, the 6-Item CTS symptoms scale: a Rasch analysis one year after surgery

Variable

All, N=217

Female, n (%)

140 (65)

Age, mean (SD)

60 (14)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD)

28.4 (5.2)

Employment status, n (%)

 Employed

103 (48)

 Unemployed

10 (4)

 Retired / Pensioner

104 (48)

Current smokers, n (%)

27 (12)

Operated side, n (%)

 Right

87 (40)

 Left

41 (19)

 Bilateral

89 (41)

Duration of symptoms before operation, months, median (IQR)

18 (12, 36)

Pain, VAS range 0-100, mean (SD)

19.2 (22.9)

Pain medication, n (%)

35 (16)

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range