Table 6 Neuropathy of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel segmenta.
From: Nerve conduction in relation to vibration exposure - a non-positive cohort study
Right hand | Left hand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative life-time exposure b | Nerve conduction n (%) | Nerve conduction + symptoms c n (%) | Nerve conduction n (%) | Nerve conduction + symptoms c n (%) |
Class 0 | 6(23) | 3 (12) | 2(8) | 1(4) |
Class 1 | 2(11) | 1(5) | 1(6) | 1(6) |
Class 2 | 4(19) | 0 | 3(16) | 1(5) |
Class 3 | 3(18) | 1(6) | 3(17) | 2(11) |
Class 4 | 6(31) | 3(16) | 3(17) | 2(11) |
Current daily exposure b | ||||
Class 0 | 6(23) | 3(12) | 2(8) | 1(4) |
Class 1 | 7(16) | 2(5) | 4(10) | 3(7) |
Class 2 | 2(13) | 1(7) | 2(14) | 1(7) |
Class 3 | 6(33) | 2(11) | 4(23) | 2(12) |