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Smoking and carpal tunnel syndrome: A meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Pourmemari MohammadHossein,
ViikariJuntura Eira,
Shiri Rahman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.23922
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , odds ratio , confidence interval , carpal tunnel syndrome , cohort study , cohort , case control study , cross sectional study , surgery , pathology
: We assessed the association between smoking and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and estimated the magnitude of the association with meta‐analysis. Methods : The PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and SciVerse databases were searched through December 2012. Thirteen studies were included in the meta‐analysis. Results : Cross‐sectional studies reported an association between current smoking and CTS (pooled odds ratio (OR) = 1.99, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.38–2.60, I‐squared = 0%). Meta‐analyses of case–control studies did not, however, show an association between smoking and CTS (pooled OR = 1.04, 95% CI 0.95–1.12, I‐squared = 0.0%) or surgery due to CTS (pooled OR = 0.99, 95% CI 0.82–1.15, I‐squared = 0%). Moreover, smoking was not associated with CTS in the meta‐analysis of cohort studies (pooled OR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.45–1.50, I‐squared = 0%). Conclusions : We found an association between smoking and CTS in cross‐sectional studies. This association should be explored further in appropriately designed case–control and cohort studies. Muscle Nerve 49 :345–350, 2014