Table 7.

Comparison of crude and sex-specific incidence rates (per 100,000 person-years) of CTS diagnosed by clinical symptoms plus electromyography (EMG) in the province of Siena for 1997-1998 [44] with in-hospital rates recorded [22] in the same province and period

		Symptoms/EMG [44]	In-hospital [22]	Ratio
1997	Women	478.6	244.2	2.0
	Men	161.4	68.4	2.4
	Overall	326.5	159.9	2.0
1998	Women	497.8	193.9	2.6
	Men	178.5	57.7	3.1
	Overall	344.5	128.5	2.7