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Table 2 Estimated number of preventable cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and preventive efficiency according the 10-WI, 5%-GI and 10%-GI preventive intervention scenarios

From: Theoretical impact of simulated workplace-based primary prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome in a French region

 

CTS N job-cts a

Preventable CTS according to preventive scenariosb

Preventive efficiencyc (%)

  

10%-WI

5%-GI

10%GI

10%-WI

5%-GI

10%-GI

N

Ranged

N

Rangee

N

Rangef

N

Rangef

Mean

Rangeg

Mean

Rangeh

Mean

Rangeh

‘Agriculture jobs’

 Womeni

82

61

108

6

4

9

4

3

5

8

6

11

7.3

3.7

14.8

4.9

2.8

8.2

9.8

5.6

18.0

 Meni

34

20

54

2

1

4

2

1

3

3

2

5

5.9

1.9

20.0

5.9

1.9

15.0

8.8

3.7

25.0

 Total

116

81

162

8

5

13

6

4

8

11

8

16

7.8

3.1

16.0

5.2

2.5

9.9

10.3

4.9

19.8

‘Food industry jobs’

 Womeni

152

98

225

13

7

20

8

5

11

15

10

23

8.6

3.1

20.4

5.3

2.2

11.2

9.9

4.4

23.5

 Meni

78

45

127

7

4

12

4

2

6

8

5

13

9.0

3.1

26.7

5.1

1.6

13.3

10.3

3.9

28.9

 Total

230

143

352

20

11

32

12

7

17

23

15

36

8.7

3.1

22.4

5.2

2.0

12.6

10.0

4.0

24.5

‘Shoe industry jobs’

 Womeni

16

11

22

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

6.3

4.5

18.2

6.3

4.5

9.1

12.5

4.5

18.2

 Men

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

  

  

 

 Total

17

11

25

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

5.9

4.0

18.2

5.9

4.0

9.1

11.8

4.0

27.3

‘Construction jobs’

 Women

22

1

124

2

0

12

1

0

6

2

0

12

 

  

  

 

 Meni

142

100

196

9

5

15

7

5

10

14

10

20

6.3

2.6

15.0

4.9

2.6

10.0

9.9

5.1

20.0

 Total

164

101

320

11

5

27

8

5

16

16

10

32

6.7

1.6

26.7

4.9

1.6

15.8

9.8

3.1

31.7

‘Transport jobs’

 Women

24

3

88

2

0

9

1

0

4

2

0

9

 

  

  

 

 Meni

84

50

133

6

3

11

4

3

7

8

5

13

7.1

2.3

22.0

4.8

2.3

14.0

9.5

3.8

26.0

 Total

108

53

221

8

3

20

5

3

11

10

5

22

7.4

1.4

35.8

4.6

1.4

20.8

10.2

2.3

41.5

‘Cleaning jobs’

 Womeni

99

58

158

7

3

13

5

3

8

10

6

16

7.1

1.9

22.4

5.1

1.9

13.8

10.1

3.8

27.6

 Men

6

0

36

0

0

4

0

0

2

1

0

4

 

  

  

 

 Total

105

58

194

7

3

17

5

3

10

11

6

20

7.6

1.5

29.3

4.8

1.5

17.2

10.5

3.1

32.8

Group 1

Women

395

232

725

31

15

65

20

12

35

39

23

73

7.8

2.1

28.0

5.1

1.7

15.1

9.9

3.2

31.5

Men

345

215

549

24

13

46

17

11

28

34

22

55

7.0

2.4

21.4

4.9

2.0

13.0

9.9

4.0

25.6

Total

740

447

1274

55

28

111

37

23

63

73

45

128

7.7

2.2

24.6

5.0

1.8

14.3

10.1

3.5

28.4

‘Trade jobs’

 Womeni

274

192

379

15

7

25

14

10

19

27

19

38

5.5

1.8

13.0

5.1

2.6

9.9

9.9

5.0

19.8

 Men

14

2

49

1

0

5

1

0

2

1

0

5

 

  

  

 

 Total

288

194

428

16

7

30

15

10

21

28

19

43

5.6

1.6

15.5

4.9

2.3

10.8

10.1

4.4

22.2

‘Healthcare jobs’

 Womeni

381

302

475

18

11

28

19

15

24

38

30

48

4.7

2.3

9.3

5.0

3.2

7.9

10.0

6.3

15.9

 Men

0

   

  

-,

  

-,

  

  

  

 

 Total

381

302

475

18

11

28

19

15

24

38

30

48

4.7

2.2

9.3

5.0

3.0

8.3

10.0

6.1

16.2

‘Personal services health jobs’

 Womeni

261

200

335

6

0

14

13

10

17

26

20

34

2.3

0.0

7.0

5.0

3.0

8.5

10.0

6.0

17.0

 Men

6

0

35

1

0

4

0

0

2

1

0

4

 

  

  

 

 Total

267

200

370

7

0

18

13

10

19

27

20

38

2.6

0.0

8.5

4.9

2.7

9.5

10.1

5.4

18.5

Group 2

Women

916

694

1189

39

18

67

46

35

60

91

69

120

4.3

1.5

9.7

5.0

2.9

8.6

9.9

5.8

17.3

Men

20

2

101

2

0

9

1

0

5

2

0

11

 

  

  

 

Total

936

696

1290

41

18

76

47

35

65

93

69

131

4.4

1.4

10.8

4.9

2.7

9.3

10.0

5.3

18.5

All high-risk jobs

Women

1265

922

1702

66

33

111

64

47

85

126

92

172

5.2

1.9

12.0

5.1

2.8

9.2

10.0

5.4

18.7

Men

338

215

510

24

13

42

17

11

26

33

22

51

7.1

2.5

19.5

5.0

2.2

12.1

9.8

4.3

23.7

Total

1603

1137

2212

90

46

153

81

58

111

159

114

223

5.7

2.0

13.4

5.0

2.6

9.8

10.0

5.2

19.4

  1. ijobs at high risk of CTS; a. total number of CTS (Njob-cts) in the job considered; b. 10% WI: mono-component work-centered interventions targeting only work-related risk factors and expected to reduce WR-CTS cases by 10%; 5%-GI and 10% GI: multi-component global interventions targeting personal and work-related risk factors for CTS and expected to reduce both PR-CTS and WR-CTS by 5% or 10%, respectively;c. ratios of CTS hypothetically avoided / total number of CTS (%) in the job considered, computed only if one of the inferior range is superior than 0; d. Range computed using the number of workers of each job and gender (N) and the lower and upper limits of the range of incidence of CTS (Ijob-cts); e. Range calculated using the lower and upper limits of the range of the number of WR-CTS cases (Njob-wr-cts); f. Range computed using the lower and upper limits of the range of Njob-cts; g. Lower limit of range of PE = lower limit of range of WR-CTS hypothetically avoided / Upper limit of range of total number of WR-CTS and Upper limit of range of PE = Upper limit of range of WR-CTS hypothetically avoided / Lower limit of range of total number of WR-CTS; h. Lower limit of range of PE = lower limit of range of CTS hypothetically avoided / Upper limit of range of total number of CTS and Upper limit of range of PE = Upper limit of range of CTS hypothetically avoided / Lower limit of range of total number of CTS
  2. Jobs labels: ‘Agriculture jobs’: skilled agricultural workers and laborers (PCS code 1) in the agriculture sector (NACE code 1); ‘Food industry jobs’: food and related products machine operators (PCS 67) in the meat and food industry sector (NACE 15), ‘Shoe industry jobs’: machine operators and assemblers (PCS 67) in the shoe industry sector (NACE 19); ‘Construction jobs’: building craft workers (PCS 63) in the construction sector (NACE 45); ‘Transport jobs’: drivers and mobile plant operators (PCS 64) in the transport sector (NACE 60); ‘Cleaning jobs’: personal service workers and cleaners (PCS 68) in the services to enterprises sector (NACE 74); ‘Trade jobs’: sales workers and cashiers (PCS 55) in the trade and commerce sectors (NACE 52); ‘Healthcare jobs’: government and public service personal care workers (PCS 52) in the health sector (NACE 85); ‘Personal services health jobs’: personal service workers (PCS 56) in the health sector (NACE 85)