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We aimed to evaluate the relation between the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome and metabolic syndrome. One hundred and fifty patients who had a clinical and electrophysiologically confirmed diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), were included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups (with or without metabolic syndrome) according to the criteria of National Cholesterol Education Program. Eighty one (73.5 %) of the patients with CTS had metabolic syndrome. The patients with metabolic syndrome the severity of CTS was found 22.2 % had mild CTS, 56.8 % had moderate CTS, and 21 % had severe CTS. The patients without metabolic syndrome the severity of CTS was found 44.9 % had mild CTS, 40.6 % had moderate CTS, and 14.5 % had severe CTS. The severity of CTS between both groups was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.0009). While a correlation was found between the severity of CTS and high level of LDL with the presence of metabolic syndrome (correlation coefficient 0.209). In conclusion metabolic syndrome that appears to be a risk factor for CTS. At the same time, the presence of metabolic syndrome increases the severity of the disease.
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Önder, B., Yalçın, E., Selçuk, B. et al. Carpal tunnel syndrome and metabolic syndrome co-occurrence. Rheumatol Int 33, 583–586 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-012-2417-1
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