Table 5.
Crude incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (n/10 000 person-years) per calendar year, as presented in UK primary care (Clinical Practice Research Datalink)
| Year | Number of person-years | Incident individuals | Total crude incidence per 10 000 person-years (95% CI) |
Female incidence per 10 000 person-years (95% CI) | Male incidence per 10 000 person-years (95% CI) | Female:male |
| 1993 | 783 330 | 1584 | 20.22 (19.24 to 21.24) | 28.72 (27.09 to 30.42) | 11.17 (10.14 to 12.29) | 2.57 |
| 1994 | 868 616 | 1797 | 20.69 (19.74 to 21.67) | 28.52 (26.97 to 30.13) | 12.38 (11.34 to 13.69) | 2.30 |
| 1995 | 1 003 593 | 1963 | 19.56 (18.70 to 20.45) | 27.53 (26.12 to 29.00) | 11.12 (10.20 to 12.10) | 2.48 |
| 1996 | 1 065 068 | 2142 | 20.11 (19.27 to 20.98) | 28.39 (27.00 to 29.84) | 11.37 (10.47 to 12.33) | 2.50 |
| 1997 | 1 150 299 | 2306 | 20.05 (19.24 to 20.88) | 28.39 (27.05 to 29.79) | 11.25 (10.39 to 12.16) | 2.52 |
| 1998 | 1 300 074 | 2696 | 20.74 (19.95 to 21.52) | 29.65 (28.57 to 31.22) | 11.37 (10.56 to 12.23) | 2.61 |
| 1999 | 1 497 673 | 3030 | 20.23 (19.52 to 20.10) | 28.53 (27.35 to 29.75) | 11.54 (10.77 to 12.34) | 2.47 |
| 2000 | 1 682 027 | 3462 | 20.58 (19.90 to 21.28) | 28.66 (27.54 to 29.81) | 12.15 (11.41 to 12.93) | 2.36 |
| 2001 | 2 019 596 | 4391 | 21.74 (21.10 to 22.40) | 29.72 (28.68 to 30.79) | 13.46 (12.74 to 14.20) | 2.21 |
| 2002 | 2 456 761 | 5718 | 23.27 (22.68 to 31.78) | 31.78 (30.78 to 32.79) | 14.47 (13.80 to 15.17) | 2.20 |
| 2003 | 2 669 111 | 6772 | 25.37 (24.77 to 25.98) | 35.13 (34.14 to 36.14) | 15.33 (14.67 to 16.02) | 2.29 |
| 2004 | 2 779 821 | 7868 | 28.30 (27.68 to 28.94) | 39.22 (38.19 to 40.27) | 17.10 (16.42 to 17.81) | 2.29 |
| 2005 | 3 164 506 | 8113 | 25.64 (25.08 to 26.20) | 35.55 (34.63 to 36.48) | 15.49 (14.88 to 16.12) | 2.30 |
| 2006 | 3 307 051 | 8337 | 25.21 (24.67 to 25.76) | 34.91 (34.02 to 35.82) | 15.27 (14.68 to 15.89) | 2.29 |
| 2007 | 3 343 009 | 8865 | 26.52 (25.97 to 27.08) | 35.76 (34.86 to 36.67) | 17.07 (16.45 to 17.71) | 2.09 |
| 2008 | 3 341 299 | 9437 | 28.24 (27.68 to 28.82) | 38.23 (37.30 to 39.17) | 18.06 (17.42 to 18.72) | 2.12 |
| 2009 | 3 383 196 | 9918 | 29.32 (28.74 to 29.90) | 39.73 (38.79 to 50.68) | 18.69 (18.04 to 19.36) | 2.13 |
| 2010 | 3 357 338 | 9634 | 28.70 (28.13 to 29.27) | 38.70 (37.77 to 39.64) | 18.46 (17.82 to 19.13) | 2.10 |
| 2011 | 3 269 296 | 9083 | 27.78 (27.21 to 28.36) | 37.11 (36.19 to 38.05) | 18.20 (17.54 to 18.87) | 2.04 |
| 2012 | 3 222 880 | 9011 | 27.96 (27.39 to 28.54) | 36.44 (35.52 to 37.88) | 19.23 (18.56 to 19.93) | 1.89 |
| 2013 | 3 015 670 | 8346 | 27.68 (27.09 to 28.28) | 35.95 (35.01 to 36.92) | 19.12 (18.43 to 19.84) | 1.88 |