Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample (n = 181)
Total (n = 181) | Intervention (n = 94) | Care as usual (n = 87) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | t | X 2 | |
Demographic features | ||||||||
Age (in years) | 58.1 (13.0) | 59.0 (12.4) | 57.2 (13.7) | .339 | ||||
Sex | .454 | |||||||
Male | 59 (32.6) | 33 (35.1) | 26 (29.9) | |||||
Female | 122 (67.4) | 61 (64.9) | 61 (70.1) | |||||
Educational level | .809 | |||||||
Low | 149 (82.3) | 78 (83.0) | 71 (81.6) | |||||
High | 32 (17.7) | 16 (17.0) | 16 (18.4) | |||||
Marital status | .560 | |||||||
With partner | 138 (76.2) | 70 (74.5) | 68 (78.2) | |||||
CTS-related | ||||||||
Duration of complaints | .212 | |||||||
< 3 years | 136 (75.4) | 67 (71.3) | 69 (79.3) | |||||
> 3 years | 45 (24.9) | 27 (28.7) | 18 (20.7) | |||||
Dominant hand involved? | .950 | |||||||
No | 35 (19.3) | 19 (20.2) | 16 (18.4) | |||||
Yes | 53 (29.3) | 27 (28.7) | 26 (29.9) | |||||
Both hands | 93 (51.4) | 48 (51.1) | 45 (51.7) | |||||
Direct relative with CTS | 54 (29.8) | 28 (29.8) | 26 (29.9) | .989 | ||||
Paid hand labor? | .605 | |||||||
No | 113 (62.4) | 57 (60.6) | 56 (66.4) | |||||
Heavy | 68 (37.6) | 37 (39.4) | 31 (35.6) | |||||
SSS score | 2.86 (0.77) | 2.89 (0.80) | 2.82 (0.74) | .589 | ||||
FSS score | 2.34 (0.89) | 2.39 (0.92) | 2.28 (0.86) | .374 | ||||
BCTQ score | 2.64 (0.76) | 2.68 (0.79) | 2.59 (0.72) | .421 | ||||
Lifestyle habits | ||||||||
Smoking | 29 (16.0) | 16 (17.0) | 13 (14.9) | .703 | ||||
Alcohol | 43 (23.8) | 24 (25.5) | 19 (21.8) | .560 | ||||
BMI | 28.8 (5.08) | 29.2 (5.24) | 28.4 (4.89) | .296 | ||||