ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2021
Incidence and Reappraisal of Known Risk Factors Associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Nationwide, 11-Year, Population-Based Study in South Korea.
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- RETRACTED: Investigating the association between diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis approach.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Development of a machine learning model using structured and unstructured features for predicting surgery among patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: development and validation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Clinical and demographic factors associated with coexisting carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger in Kazakhstan.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Factors Affecting the Decision for Surgery in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using a Nationwide Cohort in South Korea.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2025Article
- Effect of Hypothyroidism on the Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Electrodiagnostic Parameters.Neurology international · 2025Article
- The Impact of Social Media for Hand Surgeons: A Prevalence and Correlation Study With Online and Academic Reputations.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Epidemiology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Trigger Finger in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
- Risk of carpal tunnel syndrome among patients with osteoarthritis: a US population-based study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Causal relationship between hypothyroidism and peripheral neuropathy: a Mendelian randomization study of European ancestry.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Current Insights into Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Clinical Strategies for Prevention and Treatment.Current drug targets · 2024Review
- The Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis Increases after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Article
- Assessment of L-carnitine effectiveness on carpal tunnel syndrome.Current journal of neurology · 2022Article
- Effects of Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome on the Clinical Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Females.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Article
- Biomarkers and Disease Trajectories Influencing Women's Health: Results from the UK Biobank Cohort.Phenomics (Cham, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
background and purposePrevious studies have revealed various risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but few large-scale studies have been conducted. We used data from the 11-year, longitudinal, nationwide population-based National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening cohort to identify the actual risk factors for CTS.
methodsWe collected patients with CTS newly diagnosed using electrodiagnostic studies while excluding radiculopathy, plexopathy, or polyneuropathy, which can be confused with CTS. The crude and standardized incidence rates of CTS were calculated. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses and the incidence of CTS were used to identify the risk factors for newly diagnosed CTS.
resultsThe standardized incidence was 130.8/100,000 person-years based on the World Health Organization World Standard Population as a reference. Multivariate Cox analysis identified that the risk factors for CTS were being middle-aged, female, and obese, and having rheumatoid arthritis and Raynaud's syndrome, whereas gout and hypothyroidism were not risk factors. Diabetes and end-stage renal disease did not show a significant hazard ratio, although it is implicit that the durations of these diseases affect the development of CTS.
conclusionsThis study calculated the incidence of CTS and reappraised the associated risk factors found in previous studies. This information will be helpful for determining the pathophysiology of CTS, and hence aid the establishment of effective new public health policies.
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