Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially relevant condition associated with biomechanical risk factors. We evaluated age-sex-specific incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS in central/northern Italy and explored relations with...
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| author | Melani Carla Fateh-Moghadam Pirous dell'Omo Marco de Giacomi Giovanna Bena Antonella Cooke Robin MT Curti Stefania Baldasseroni Alberto Mattioli Stefano Biocca Marco Buiatti Eva Campo Giuseppe Zanardi Francesca Violante Francesco S |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially relevant condition associated with biomechanical risk factors. We evaluated age-sex-specific incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS in central/northern Italy and explored relations with marital status.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Seven regions were considered (overall population, 14.9 million) over 3–6-year periods between 1997 and 2002 (when out-of-hospital CTS surgery was extremely rare). Incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS were estimated based on 1) codified demographic, diagnostic and intervention data in obligatory discharge records from all Italian public/private hospitals, archived (according to residence) on regional databases; 2) demographic general population data for each region. We compared (using the χ<sub>score </sub>test) age-sex-specific rates between married, unmarried, divorced and widowed subsets of the general population. We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for married/unmarried men and women.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Age-standardized incidence rates (per 100,000 person-years) of in-hospital cases of CTS were 166 in women and 44 in men (106 overall). Married subjects of both sexes showed higher age-specific rates with respect to unmarried men/women. SIRs were calculated comparing married vs unmarried rates of both sexes: 1.59 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.57–1.60) in women, and 1.42 (95% CI, 1.40–1.45) in men. As compared with married women/men, widows/widowers both showed 2–3-fold higher incidence peaks during the fourth decade of life (beyond 50 years of age, widowed subjects showed similar trends to unmarried counterparts).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This large population-based study illustrates distinct age-related trends in men and women, and also raises the question whether marital status could be associated with CTS in the general population.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-009326e146bb4062b3d49bcc91c52e3b2022-12-22T01:42:45ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582008-10-018137410.1186/1471-2458-8-374Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital statusMelani CarlaFateh-Moghadam Pirousdell'Omo Marcode Giacomi GiovannaBena AntonellaCooke Robin MTCurti StefaniaBaldasseroni AlbertoMattioli StefanoBiocca MarcoBuiatti EvaCampo GiuseppeZanardi FrancescaViolante Francesco S<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a socially relevant condition associated with biomechanical risk factors. We evaluated age-sex-specific incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS in central/northern Italy and explored relations with marital status.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Seven regions were considered (overall population, 14.9 million) over 3–6-year periods between 1997 and 2002 (when out-of-hospital CTS surgery was extremely rare). Incidence rates of in-hospital cases of CTS were estimated based on 1) codified demographic, diagnostic and intervention data in obligatory discharge records from all Italian public/private hospitals, archived (according to residence) on regional databases; 2) demographic general population data for each region. We compared (using the χ<sub>score </sub>test) age-sex-specific rates between married, unmarried, divorced and widowed subsets of the general population. We calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for married/unmarried men and women.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Age-standardized incidence rates (per 100,000 person-years) of in-hospital cases of CTS were 166 in women and 44 in men (106 overall). Married subjects of both sexes showed higher age-specific rates with respect to unmarried men/women. SIRs were calculated comparing married vs unmarried rates of both sexes: 1.59 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.57–1.60) in women, and 1.42 (95% CI, 1.40–1.45) in men. As compared with married women/men, widows/widowers both showed 2–3-fold higher incidence peaks during the fourth decade of life (beyond 50 years of age, widowed subjects showed similar trends to unmarried counterparts).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>This large population-based study illustrates distinct age-related trends in men and women, and also raises the question whether marital status could be associated with CTS in the general population.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/374 |
| spellingShingle | Melani Carla Fateh-Moghadam Pirous dell'Omo Marco de Giacomi Giovanna Bena Antonella Cooke Robin MT Curti Stefania Baldasseroni Alberto Mattioli Stefano Biocca Marco Buiatti Eva Campo Giuseppe Zanardi Francesca Violante Francesco S Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status BMC Public Health |
| title | Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
| title_full | Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
| title_fullStr | Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
| title_short | Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
| title_sort | incidence rates of in hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status |
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