Table 1.

Demographic data of the patients and control subjects

Variable	Controls (n=99)	Patients (n=103)	P-value
Age, mean ± SD	40.7 ± 11.8	40 ± 10.8	0.117
Sex (female/male)	53/46	59/44	0.798
Height (cm), mean ± SD	165.7 ± 7.4	165.3 ± 8.7	0.687
Weight (kg), mean ± SD	68.4 ± 5.9	71.4 ± 9.9	0.108
BMI, mean ± SD	24.9 ± 2	26.2 ± 3.9	0.003*
Median nerve CSA at inlet level mm2, mean ± SD	7 ± 1	11.6 ± 3.1	0.001*

Note:

^*Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CSA, cross-sectional area; SD, standard deviation.