Table 1 Frequency distribution of demographic data and CTS questionnaire for 49 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and 47 healthy volunteers

 Age, mean±SD, yrs

50.0±9.6

49.4±9.3

0.73

 Female

44(89.8)

42(89.4)

0.94

 Married

34(70.8)

31(68.9)

0.84

 Employed

23(47.9)

32(68.1)

0.05

 Smoking habit

1(2.1)

2(4.4)

0.61

 Right-hand dominant

47(97.9)

43(97.7)

1.00

 Bilateral hands involved

31(63.3)

-

-

Educational Level

0.10

 College/University

17(35.4)

25(55.6)

 Senior High

21(43.8)

16(35.6)

 Junior High or below

10(20.8)

4(8.9)

 symptom severity scale

2.6±0.7

1.2±0.4

<0.001

 Functional status scale

1.7±0.6

1.1±0.1

<0.001