Table 4.

BMI values of patients with respect to CTS severity

CTS group	Number of cases	BMI value mean ± SD	P value*
Normal	490	29.1 ± 5.6	-
Mild	125	30.5 ± 4.5	0.047
Medium	156	31.2 ± 5.8	< 0.001
Severe	71	33.2 ± 6.6	< 0.007
Total	842	30.0 ± 5.7	-

^*Comparison with normal group. BMI: body mass index, CTS: carpal tunnel syndrome, SD: standard deviation.