From: Personal factors associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS): a case-control study
Variable | Level | Cases (n = 95) | Controls (n = 190) | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Age | ≤ 45 years | 25 | 26.3 | 161 | 84.7 | < 0.001* |
> 45 years | 70 | 73.7 | 29 | 15.3 | ||
Gender | Male | 15 | 15.8 | 30 | 15.8 | 1.0 |
Female | 80 | 84.2 | 160 | 84.2 | ||
Marital status | Unmarried | 17 | 17.9 | 47 | 24.7 | 0.19 |
Married | 78 | 82.1 | 143 | 75.3 | ||
Nationality | Saudi | 89 | 93.7 | 177 | 93.2 | 0.87 |
Non-Saudi | 6 | 6.3 | 13 | 6.8 | ||
Education | High school and less | 56 | 58.9 | 57 | 30 | < 0.001* |
University and above | 39 | 41 | 133 | 70 | ||
Employment status | Unemployed | 70 | 73.7 | 120 | 63.2 | 0.08 |
Employed | 25 | 26.3 | 70 | 36.8 | ||
Parity | 0 - 1 | 15 | 18.8 | 71 | 44.7 | < 0.001* |
2 + | 65 | 81.2 | 89 | 55.3 | ||
Dominant hand | Right | 88 | 92.6 | 178 | 93.7 | 0.74 |
Left | 7 | 7.4 | 12 | 6.3 |