Table 2.

Distribution of potential confounders by 1-year exposure levels (intensity*duration) shown for wrist angular velocity. Numbers (N) and point prevalences (%) at end of follow-up (2014)*

Angular velocity, °/s	Sex	>0−<20 percentile 0.01≤−6.09*	20≤−40 percentile 6.09≤−7.28*	40≤−60 percentile 7.28≤−11.1*	60≤−80 percentile 11.1≤−14.5*	80≤−≤100 percentile 14.5≤−≤37.7*
Confounders
Sex, N	Total	24 200	53 039	51 527	44 265	46 043
	Men	18 555	11 455	20 718	31 480	23 189
	Women	5645	41 584	30 809	12 785	22 854
Age, mean (SD)	Total	42 (14)	44 (12)	42 (12)	41 (13)	39 (15)
Wrist-near fracture, %	Total	10.6	7.4	9.3	12.0	9.7
Hypothyroidism, %	Total	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.0	1.0
Rheumatoid arthritis, %	Total	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	<1.0
Diabetes mellitus, %	Total	2.7	2.0	1.6	1.5	1.6
Obesity, %	Total	3.8	6.0	6.1	4.0	3.7

*Quintile limits for angular velocity.

CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome.