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In a NIOSH pooled analysis of six prospective studies of US working populations, 7.8 percent of 4,321 enrolled workers met the shared case definition for carpal tunnel syndrome at enrollment.
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In the source's own words
“At the time of enrollment, 7.8% of 4321 subjects met our case definition”
Prevalence and incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in US working populations: pooled analysis of six prospective studies, NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC Stacks), 2013, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- Six prospective studies at more than 50 US workplaces used one shared clinical case definition for carpal tunnel syndrome. The figure is the share of enrolled workers who already had the condition when they joined.
- What it does not show
- The workers were enrolled in workplace studies, so the figure is not a national rate. The case definition is clinical, so it is not comparable with the survey figures from the National Health Interview Survey.
In the data
A row of Repetitive Strain Injury Statistics: How Common Is RSI, as NIOSH 2013, pooled US worker cohorts: 7.8 percent.
- Condition
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Who
- US working populations, six pooled prospective studies at enrollment
- Period
- Point (now)
- Country
- United States
- People
- 4321
- Year
- 2013
Source
Used to calculate
- In the prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset, the 10 published figures for “Carpal tunnel syndrome” have a median of 4.2 percent, ranging from 1.7 to 34.
- The prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset holds 18 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset draws on 9 distinct sources.