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18.4percent
In the Swedish population study, 18.4 percent of control subjects with no reported symptoms had abnormal median nerve conduction tests.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Of 125 control subjects clinically examined, electrophysiological median neuropathy was found in 23 (18.4%; 95% CI, 12.0%-26.3%).”
Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a general population, Isam Atroshi et al., JAMA, 1999, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1001/jama.282.2.153)- What it measures
- General population survey in southern Sweden, followed by clinical examination and nerve conduction testing of symptomatic responders and of a sample of controls.
- What it does not show
- Small control group of 125 people. It suggests that a nerve test result alone does not confirm the condition.