Table 2. Number of subscribers (2012) and number of patients with CTS (2008–2015) according to gender and age.
Age (years) | Men | Women | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NEIa | No.b | No.c | NEIa | No.b | No.c | |
< 20 | 165,729 | 199 | 120.1 | 292,673 | 244 | 83.4 |
20–29 | 1,642,481 | 8,215 | 500.2 | 1,283,310 | 13,751 | 1,071.5 |
30–39 | 1,902,452 | 24,462 | 1,285.8 | 977,270 | 23,176 | 2,371.5 |
40–49 | 1,359,323 | 31,288 | 2,301.7 | 787,600 | 51,777 | 6,574.0 |
50–59 | 675,166 | 28,574 | 4,232.1 | 333,426 | 67,560 | 20,262.4 |
60–69 | 215,266 | 12,661 | 5,881.6 | 65,064 | 13,527 | 20,790.3 |
≥ 70 | 17,796 | 2,119 | 11,907.2 | 2,996 | 1,071 | 35,747.7 |
Total | 5,978,213 | 107,518 | 1,798.5 | 3,742,339 | 171,106 | 4,572.2 |
CTS: carpal tunnel syndrome; NEI: National Employment Insurance.
aThe number of subscribers enrolled in NEI (2012); bNumber of patients with CTS (2008–2015); cNumber of patients per 100,000 individuals.