Combination of high-frequency ultrasound and virtual touch tissue imaging and quantification improve the diagnostic efficiency for mild carpal tunnel syndrome

Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables according to the disease status of CTS

Characteristic	CTS (n = 133)	Volunteer (n = 35) (n = 1540)	P
Age [year, mean (SD)]	51.79 (12.94)	52.60 (11.72)	0.937
Gender (%)
Male	32 (24.1)	10 (28.6)	0.661
Female	101 (75.9)	25 (71.4)
Location (%)			0.851
Left hand	71 (53.4)	18 (51.4)
Right hand	62 (46.6)	17 (48.6)
CSA^a [mm², mean (SD)]	10.79 (2.88)	8.06 (1.39)	< 0.001
SWV^b mean [m/s, mean (SD)]	4.36 (0.95)	3.38 (1.09)	< 0.001

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