Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
From: Use of conservative therapy before and after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome
N = 259 | |
|---|---|
Days between surgery and administration of questionnaire battery, median (IQR) | 408 (371–490) |
Female, n (%) | 172 (66) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 62 (15) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 29 (5) |
Smoking, n (%) | 30 (12) |
Days off working due to CTS, median (IQR) | |
Before surgery | 0 (0–28) |
After surgery | 28 (21–42) |
Occupation, n (%) | |
Working | 114 (44) |
Retired | 125 (48) |
Other | 20 (8) |
Time with symptoms before surgery in months, median (IQR) | |
Pain | 18 (9–36) |
Numbness | 12 (6–36) |
Muscle weakness | 12 (4–24) |
BCTQ scores 1 year after surgery, median (IQR) | |
Symptoms severity scale | 1.5 (1.2–2.3) |
Functional status scale | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) |
CTS-6 score 1 year after surgery, median (IQR) | 1.3 (1.0–2.2) |
EQ-5D-5 L index 1 year after surgery, median (IQR) | 0.67 (0.52–0.73) |