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3.1percent
In UK Biobank, 12,312 of 401,656 participants had carpal tunnel syndrome, a prevalence of 3.1 percent.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“There were 12,312 CTS cases within the curated UK Biobank dataset of 401,656 (3.1% prevalence)”
Replication of epidemiological associations of carpal tunnel syndrome in a UK population-based cohort of over 400,000 people, Akira Wiberg and et al., Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2022, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.11.025)- What it measures
- Cases were identified from medical records in a volunteer cohort in the UK.
- What it does not show
- A prevalence in one cohort. Other studies report figures from about 2 to 10 percent depending on the definition used.