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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (NHIS 2015) Charts, NIOSH Worker Health Charts
NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2015
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- What it is
- The NIOSH Worker Health Charts table of carpal tunnel syndrome among workers in the 2015 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement. It gives unadjusted prevalence for current carpal tunnel syndrome and for carpal tunnel syndrome ever diagnosed, with 95 percent confidence limits.
- How much weight it carries
- Official NIOSH tool built on a national household survey, with confidence limits shown. The estimates are for workers in the survey, and the page does not state the number of respondents, so the sample size is left out. Current and ever are both self-reported with clinician diagnosis.
Facts taken from this source
- In the 2015 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement, the unadjusted prevalence of current carpal tunnel syndrome among US workers was 2.67 percent, with a 95 percent confidence interval of 2.40 to 2.97 percent.
“Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (current) 145,752,000 3,890,000 2.67 2.40 2.97” (Unadjusted Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (NHIS 2015) Among Workers table)
- In the 2015 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement, the unadjusted prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome ever diagnosed among US workers was 6.05 percent, with a 95 percent confidence interval of 5.58 to 6.56 percent.
“Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (ever) 145,769,000 8,821,000 6.05 5.58 6.56” (Unadjusted Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (NHIS 2015) Among Workers table)