Open AccessThe US prevalence of self-reported carpal tunnel syndrome: 1988 National Health Interview Survey data.
Author(s) -
Shiro Tanaka,
Deanna K. Wild,
Paul J. Seligman,
Virginia J. Behrens,
Lorraine Cameron,
Vern 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.