Non-Occupational Risk Factors for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Review

Burger, Marilize; Abrahams, Shameemah; Collins, Malcolm

doi:10.17795/whb-34820

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“…Some studies reported that CTS is associated with certain diseases and /or condition such as diabetes mellitus (DM), higher body mass index (BMI), cardiovascular and thyroid diseases, use of hormonal agents, pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, injuries, and work-related factors. In some cases, two or more of these risk factors may coexist, placing the individual factors at a higher risk of developing CTS (2,(5)(6)(7)(8).…”

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Association of the role of personal variables and nonoccupational risk factors for work-related carpal tunnel syndrome

Ulbrichtová

Jakušová

Osina

et al. 2020

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify personal variables and nonoccupational risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome and to analyse the strength of association of these factors.Methods: We performed a case-control study with 162 cases and 300 controls. We studied consecutive patients with an electrophysiologically confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic carpal tunnel syndrome. Univariate analysis was performed in the case group and control comparing them for presence of various risk factors. Multivariate analysis was carried out through logistic regression.Results: The mean BMI and age were greater in the case group than in the control. Multivariate analysis showed that BMI (OR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.01-1.11) and arterial hypertension (OR = 4.63, 95% CI = 2.88-7.44) were the only factors significantly associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. The age, cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking were at the edge of significance.Conclusions: Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common peripheral neuropathy and has been related to occupational activities in some but not all studies. Clarifying this relationship has important implications for workers' compensation systems. Based on our findings, BMI and arterial hypertension are considered to be the most significant risk factors of carpal tunnel syndrome in our study.

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