Table 1. Characteristics of study participants with and without CTS as defined by NCT and EMG results.

	CTS n  = 28	Non-CTS n  = 14	p Value
Age	58.46 ± 16.0	46.64 ± 10.6	0.017
Sex = male (%)	10 (36%)	6 (43%)	0.653
Occupation = heavy Labor/heavy use of the hands (%)	14 (50%)	3 (21.4%)	0.075
Hand dominance (%)	25 (89.3%)	12 (85.7%)	0.59

Abbreviations: CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; NCT, nerve conduction test.

Note: When the groups are compared, there is a trend toward a difference between the two groups in occupation type with heavy laborers marginally more common in the CTS group.