The US prevalence of self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome: 1988 National Health Interview Survey data. | Zendy

Shiro Tanaka | Zendy; Deanna K. Wild | Zendy; P J Seligman | Zendy; Virginia J. Behrens | Zendy; Lorraine Cameron | Zendy; Ver Putz-Anderson | Zendy

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The US prevalence of self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome: 1988 National Health Interview Survey data.

Author(s) -

Shiro Tanaka,

Deanna K. Wild,

P J Seligman,

Virginia J. Behrens,

Lorraine Cameron,

Ver Putz-Anderson

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.11.1846

Subject(s) - carpal tunnel syndrome , medicine , national health interview survey , prevalence , health care , carpal tunnel , physical therapy , family medicine , demography , environmental health , gerontology , psychiatry , population , sociology , economics , economic growth

To estimate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome among US adults, data from the Occupational Health Supplement of the 1988 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed. Based on a sample of 44,233 households (response rate, 91.5%), an estimated 1.55% (2.65 million) of 170 million adults self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome in 1988. Females and Whites had a higher prevalence of self-reporting carpal tunnel syndrome than males and non-Whites, respectively. Among 127 million adults who worked during the 12 months before the survey, 0.53% (0.68 million) reported that their "prolonged" hand discomfort was called carpal tunnel syndrome by a health care provider.

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