Prevalence and Associated Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients in Arba Minch General Hospital, South West Ethiopia, 2021

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Study Subjects for Prevalence and Associated Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Female	195	55.2
Male	158	44.8
Total	353	100
Age in years
< 45	105	29.7
≥ 45	248	70.3
Total	353	100
Residence
Rural	126	35.7
Urban	227	64.3
Education
No formal education	113	32.0
Primary education	97	27.5
Secondary education	66	18.7
College and above	77	21.8
Total	353	100.0
Occupation
Farmer	43	12.2
Government employer	101	28.6
House wife	146	41.4
Private	41	11.6
Unemployed	22	6.2

Table 2 Diabetic and Other Health Related Characteristics of Study Subjects for Prevalence and Associated Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Type of diabetic mellitus
Type 2	322	91.2
Type one	31	8.8
Type of medication
Oral drug	268	75.9
Both	25	7.1
Insulin	59	16.7
Duration of DM
<10 years	289	81.9
10–19.99 years	57	16.1
≥20 years	7	2.0
Total	353	100.0
CVD complication
Yes	82	23.2
No	271	76.8
Total	353	100.0
Average FBS
80–129.99	77	21.8
≥130	276	78.2
Total	353	100.0

Figure 1 BMI category of study subjects for prevalence and associated factors of carpel tunnel syndrome among diabetic patients on follow-up in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2021.

Figure 2 Physical activity status of study subjects for prevalence and associated factors of carpel tunnel syndrome among diabetic patients on follow-up in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2021.

Table 3 Multivariable Logistic Regression Model of Prevalence and Associated Factors of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Diabetic Patients on Followup in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southwest, Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Sex
Female	0.45(0.1,1.74)	2.8(0.64, 12.12)	0.17
Male	1	1
Age in years
< 45	1	1
≥ 45	0.99(0.94,1.03)	0.92(0.22, 3.77)	0.91
Education
No formal education	0.19(0.02,1.81)	1.7 (0.16, 17.95)	0.16
Primary education	0.55(0.13,2.29)	0.94(0.07,12.04)	0.96
Secondary education	0.32(0.08,1.83)	5.1(0.52,5.2)	0.15
College and above	1	1
Serum FBS
FBS average	0.43(0.12,1.57)	1(0.98,1.02)	0.2
Body mass index
High BMI	0.39(1.02,1.6)	0.34(0.12,0.97) **	0.04
Normal BMI	1	1
Duration of DM
DM duration	0.33(0.19,2.31)	0.9(0.22, 3.98)	0.92

Notes: Foot note; COR (95% CI); crude odds ratio at 95% confidence interval, AOR (95% CI); adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval, **Statistically significant variable at p-value <0.05.

Abbreviations: AC, Adhesive capsulitis; BMI, Body Mass Index; CTS, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; CTS-6, Carpal tunnel syndrome-6; DC, Dupuytren’s contracture; DPN, diabetic polyneuropathy; DM, Diabetes mellitus; FBG, Fasting blood glucose; IDF, International Diabetic Federation; MSD, musculoskeletal disorder; MSS, Musculoskeletal; OPD, outpatient department; SC, shoulder capsulitis; TG, Trigger finger; WHO, World Health Organization.