Table 1.
Demographic and health characteristics of respondents (N=232).
| Variable | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
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| Gender | Male | 134 (60) |
| Female | 89 (40) | |
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| Age (years) | Up to 30 | 55 (25) |
| 31–35 | 62 (28) | |
| 36–40 | 42 (19) | |
| 41+ | 64 (29) | |
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| Body mass index group | Normal | 70 (32) |
| Overweight | 84 (38) | |
| Obese | 67 (30) | |
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| Marital status | Single | 55 (25) |
| Married | 168 (75) | |
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| Smoking | No | 174 (78) |
| Yes | 49 (22) | |
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| Exercise | No | 136 (61) |
| Yes | 87 (39) | |
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| Dominant hand | Right-handed | 215 (96) |
| Left-handed | 8 (4) | |
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| Current practice in dental specialty clinic | Restorative dentistry | 14 (6) |
| Endodontic dentistry | 10 (5) | |
| Pediatric dentistry | 7 (3) | |
| Prosthodontics | 14 (6) | |
| Orthodontics | 16 (7) | |
| Maxillofacial surgery | 32 (14) | |
| General practitioner | 122 (55) | |
| Others | 8 (4) | |
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| Occupation (years) | Up to 5 | 49 (22) |
| 6–10 | 58 (26) | |
| 11–15 | 40 (18) | |
| 16–20 | 30 (14) | |
| 21+ | 46 (21) | |
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| Contact time with the patients (hours/day) | Up to 8 | 187 (84) |
| More than 8 | 36 (16) | |
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| Other degrees | No | 177 (79) |
| Medical Education | 25 (11) | |
| Degree in Dentistry | 13 (6) | |
| Other | 8 (4) | |
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| Medical diseases or conditions | No | 203 (91) |
| Yes | 20 (9) | |
| Previously diagnosed with CTS | No | 206 (92) |
| Yes | 17 (8) | |
| CTS symptoms | No CTS symptoms | 155 (70) |
| Mild symptoms | 45 (20) | |
| Severe symptoms | 23 (10) | |