Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and baseline health of the carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) disability cohort including those having CTS at baseline and those developing an incident case of CTS (n=372)*

Demographics (n (%))Total N=372
Gender
 Male126 (34%)
 Female246 (66%)
Age (years)
 <30 years of age45 (12%)
 ≥30 and <40 years of age79 (21%)
 ≥40 and <50 years of age138 (37%)
 ≥50 years of age110 (30%)
Race/ethnicity
 Caucasian213 (57%)
 Hispanic/Latino44 (12%)
 Black/African American37 (10%)
 Asian17 (5%)
 Other15 (4%)
Education
 Some high school or less52 (14%)
 High school graduate or above315 (85%)
Handedness
 Left handed35 (9%)
 Right handed337 (91%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <2571 (19%)
 ≥25 and <30 (overweight)115 (31%)
 ≥30 (obese)184 (50%)
General health
 Very good or excellent142 (38%)
 Good161 (43%)
 Fair or poor53 (14%)
Medical condition
 No medical condition309 (83%)
 Current medical condition63 (17%)
  Diabetes mellitus24 (7%)
  Rheumatoid arthritis17 (5%)
  Thyroid disease (hyper/hypo)31 (8%)
  Pregnancy0 (0%)
Previous Distal Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorder (UEMSD)
 No previous distal UEMSD204 (55%)
 Previous distal UEMSD77 (21%)
Smoking status
 Never smoked188 (51%)
 Currently smokes96 (26%)
 Previously smoked85 (23%)
Non-occupational weekly aerobic non-hand activity
 ≤3 hours/week91 (25%)
 >3 hours/week114 (31%)
Non-occupational weekly hand intensive activity
 ≤3 hours/week74 (20%)
 >3 hours/week206 (55%)
Summary of workplace factors
Years worked at enrolment
 ≤1 year35 (10%)
 >1 year and ≤ 3 years53 (15%)
 >3 years and ≤ 7 years95 (26%)
 >7 years and ≤12 years104 (29%)
 >12 years73 (20%)
Job satisfaction
 Very satisfied106 (29%)
 Satisfied187 (50%)
 Not satisfied (includes neutral, dissatisfied, very dissatisfied)67 (18%)

  • *Remaining percentages represent missing data.