Table 1.

personal characteristics of the subjects

Variables		Frequency	Frequency percent
Gender	Male	34	22.4
	Female	118	77.6
Duration of symptoms	One year	16	10.5
	1–4 year	123	80.9
	> four years	13	8.6
Electrophysiological severity	Mild	8	5.3
	Moderate	72	47.4
	Sever	72	47.4
Involved side	Dominant	106	69.7
	Non dominant	46	30.3
Thenar muscle atrophy	Absent	132	86.8
	Present	20	13.2
Smoking	No	129	84.9
	Yes	23	15.1
Hypothyroidism	No	143	94.1
	Yes	9	5.9
Phalen test	Positive	135	88.8
	Negative	17	11.2
Tinel test	Positive	140	92.1
	Negative	12	7.9
Durkan test	Positive	141	92.8
	Negative	11	7.2
EMG abnormality	Absent	137	90.1
	Present	15	9.9
Monofilament test	Normal	8	5.3
	Diminished light touch	50	32.9
	Diminished protective sensation	92	60.5
	Loss of protective sensation	2	1.3
	Loss of protective sensation	2	1.3
Previous carpal injection	Yes	61	40.13
	No	91	59.86