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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Feb;54(2):198–201. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823fdf53

Table 2.

The Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Poultry and Non-poultry Laborers

Overall N (column %) Poultry N (column %) Non-poultry N (column %) p-value
By Wrists (N = 1026) < 0.0001
 No CTS 632 (61.6) 299 (52.1) 333 (73.7)
 Possible CTS 346 (33.7) 238 (41.5) 108 (23.9)
 Definite CTS 48 (4.7) 37 (6.5) 11 (2.4)
By Individuals (N=513) < 0.0001
 No CTS 264 (51.5) 117 (40.8) 147 (65.0)
 Possible CTS 215 (41.9) 145 (50.5) 70 (31.0)
 Definite CTS 34 (6.6) 25 (8.7) 9 (4.0)