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Table 2 Age-specific rates per 100,000 person-years (with 95% CI) of in-hospital cases of CTS according to marital status among men

From: Incidence rates of in-hospital carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population and possible associations with marital status

Age (years)

Unmarried

Married

Widowed

Divorced

0–14

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

-

-

-

15–19

2 (1–3)

-

-

-

20–24

8 (7–9)

47 (32–71)a

-

-

25–29

13 (12–15)

25 (21–29)a

-

-

30–34

21 (18–23)

29 (26–32)a

-

21 (7–64)

35–39

26 (23–30)

37 (34–40)a

138 (62–308)b

19 (10–38)c

40–44

40 (35–47)

49 (46–52)a

89 (42–186)

26 (16–43)c

45–49

44 (37–52)

59 (56–63)a

89 (52–154)

21 (12–35)c, d

50–54

50 (42–60)

68 (65–72)a

69 (44–108)

38 (26–57)c

55–59

56 (46–68)

76 (72–80)a

60 (41–88)

41 (26–65)c

60–64

54 (45–66)

79 (75–83)a

56 (41–77)b

24 (12–49)c, d

65–69

74 (62–89)

107 (102–112)a

87 (71–107)

-

70–74

88 (74–106)

133 (127–140)a

103 (87–121)b

-

75–79

95 (76–118)

146 (138–154)a

100 (85–117)b

-

≥ 80

72 (55–94)

111 (104–120)a

64 (56–73)b

-

  1. Significant difference at χscore test: amarried vs unmarried; bwidowed vs married; cdivorced vs married; ddivorced vs unmarried. Empty cells are due to lack of data, unreliable data (elderly divorced men) or restricted numbers (young married men).