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1.97odds ratio
Pooling 25 studies that reported unadjusted estimates, diabetes had a pooled odds ratio of 1.97 for carpal tunnel syndrome or carpal tunnel release.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The pooled odds ratio of 25 studies (including a total of 92 564 individuals) that reported unadjusted estimates for the association between diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome or carpal tunnel release was 1.97 (95% CI 1.56-2.49).”
Diabetes as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis, MH Pourmemari and R Shiri, Diabetic Medicine, 2016, Abstract, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1111/dme.12855)- What it measures
- A random-effects pooled estimate of studies that did not adjust for other factors.
- What it does not show
- Unadjusted, so it includes the effect of age, weight and other factors that often come with diabetes.