Exploring Gender Disparities in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comparative Analysis of Male-Female Ratios
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https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v28i2.581Abstract
Objective: To know about the gender disparities in carpal tunnel syndrome in the Neurosurgery and Orthopedics departments of Naseer Teaching Hospital and Maqsood Medical Complex.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Neurosurgery and Orthopedics department of NTH and MMC from 1st January 2017 to 20th March 2024. We included a total of 525 patients, both male and female from the age range of 16 years to 70 years presenting with complaints of pain and tingling sensation in their hands. All the included patients were diagnosed with cases of CTS based on clinical signs and symptoms and NCS. All the patients who had a joint pathology or any previous trauma to the wrist joint or pregnancy were excluded. The data was analyzed using SPSS (v 23.0).
Results: In our study; we observed that the mean age was 34.21 ± 7.685 and male-to-female frequency was 19.2% to 80.8% in a ratio that can be written as 1:4.2. The most common age group affected in females is 30-39 while in males the most common affected one was 40-49.
Conclusion: Our study concludes that the male-to-female ratio of median nerve entrapment was 1:4.2.
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