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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
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- What it is
- A NIOSH pooled analysis of six prospective studies at more than 50 US workplaces. It reports how many of 4,321 enrolled workers had carpal tunnel syndrome under one shared case definition at enrollment, and the incidence over follow-up.
- How much weight it carries
- Official federal occupational health agency, pooling six cohorts with one case definition. The workers were enrolled in workplace studies, not sampled as a national population, so the figure describes those workplaces and is not a national rate. Collection years are not stated on the abstract.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“At the time of enrollment, 7.8% of 4321 subjects met our case definition” (Abstract)