Table 4.
Summary showing individual studies and RR for the risk of CTS for the high-risk wrist angle group
| Study | RR | [95% LCI] | [95% UCI] | N | Effect size | [95% LCI] | [95% UCI] | % Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart et al (1991) [19] | 3.95 | 1.00 | 15.80 | 173 | 3.94 | 1.00 | 15.52 | 1.96 |
| de Krom et al (1990) [16] | 5.40 | 1.10 | 27.40 | 629 | 5.42 | 1.09 | 27.04 | 1.43 |
| de Krom et al (1990) [16] | 8.70 | 3.10 | 24.10 | 629 | 8.67 | 3.13 | 24.03 | 3.55 |
| English et al (1995) [18] | 1.80 | 1.20 | 2.80 | 1,167 | 1.80 | 1.17 | 2.78 | 19.83 |
| Feldman et al (1987) [17] | 2.26 | 1.40 | 4.46 | 586 | 2.27 | 1.26 | 4.09 | 10.66 |
| Marras and Schoenmarklin (1993) [20] | 1.30 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 40 | 1.30 | 0.99 | 1.71 | 48.96 |
| Moore and Garg (1994) [3] | 2.80 | 0.20 | 36.70 | 230 | 2.80 | 0.21 | 37.97 | 0.54 |
| Osorio et al (1994) [21] | 6.70 | 0.80 | 52.90 | 56 | 6.69 | 0.82 | 54.44 | 0.84 |
| Tanaka et al (1995) [22] | 5.90 | 3.40 | 10.20 | 127 Million | 5.87 | 3.39 | 10.16 | 12.24 |
| Pooled result | 2.01 | — | — | — | — | 1.66 | 2.43 | 100.00 |
CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; LCI, lower confidence interval; RR, relative risk; UCI, upper confidence interval.