Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patients

Variable	L group	US group
Mean age±SD (years)	47.4±11.1	46.9±10.8
Sex female/male, n*	25/10	28/7
Mean duration of symptoms±SD (months)	23.5±25.2	24.3±22.2
Mean BMI±SD	25.4±3.1	23.1±3.5
Mild CTS, n* (%)	18 (51.4)	16 (45.7)
Moderate CTS, n* (%)	17 (48.6)	19 (54.3)
Right hand affected, n* (%)	24 (68.6)	24 (68.6)
Left hand affected, n* (%)	5 (14.3)	5 (14.3)
Both hands affected, n* (%)	6 (17.1)	6 (17.1)
Dominant hand affected, n* (%)	31 (88.6)	30 (85.7)

*Number of wrists, BMI=Body mass index, CTS=Carpal tunnel syndrome, SD=Standard deviation