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Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables of patients with mild, moderate, and severe CTS

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

Clinical classification

Mild

(n = 36)

Moderate

(n = 46)

Severe

(n = 51)

(n = 1540)

P

Age [year, mean (SD)]

50.47 (15.04)

54.22 (12.51)

52.55 (11.63)

0.431

Gender (%)

   

0.394

 Male

26 (72.2)

33 (71.7)

42 (31.6)

 

 Female

10 (27.8)

13 (28.3)

9 (17.6)

 

Location (%)

   

0.390

 Left hand

17 (47.2)

23 (50.0)

31 (60.8)

 

 Right hand

19 (52.8)

23 (50.0)

20 (39.2)

 

CSAa [mm2, mean (SD)]

9.03 (1.95)

10.35 (2.25)

12.43 (3.07)

<0.001

SWVb mean [m/s, mean (SD)]

3.92 (0.67)

4.38 (1.09)

4.64 (0.88)

0.002

  1. across-sectional area
  2. bshear wave velocity