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1.47odds ratio
In UK Biobank, the odds ratio for carpal tunnel syndrome was 1.47 for people with hypothyroidism, before adjustment for body mass index.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Odds ratios for the association with CTS for three systemic diseases were 2.31 (95% CI 2.17–2.46) for diabetes, 2.70 (95% CI 2.44–2.99) for rheumatoid arthritis, and 1.47 (95% CI 1.38–1.57) for hypothyroidism.”
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
- Nested case-control comparisons within the UK Biobank cohort.
- What it does not show
- An association. Body mass index explains part of the link, see the adjusted figure.