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Table 5 Existing co-occurring neural and vascular manifestations among the 60 carpenters with neurosensory affection. Bold face denotes the prevalence of each symptom and finding

From: Adverse health manifestations in the hands of vibration exposed carpenters - a cross sectional study

 

IPT

IPC

IPW

TDT

DBC

IGS

ISC

N

C

S

HS

WF

PWC

MF

TC

TW

2PD

125

250

VIB

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Symptoms

 Impaired perception of touch (IPT)

30

                   

 Impaired perception of cold (IPC)

15

20

                  

 Impaired perception of warmth (IPW)

24

8

32

                 

 Tendency to drop things (TDT)

13

7

10

22

                

 Difficulty buttoning clothes (DBC)

7

2

4

10

12

               

 Impaired grip strength (IGS)

13

4

11

15

7

30

              

 Increased sensation of cold (ISC)

24

17

26

17

9

17

67

             

 Numbness (N)

15

9

20

13

4

17

35

55

            

 Cramp (C)

11

4

11

10

2

7

11

15

20

           

 Shaking (S)

7

2

7

9

4

9

11

13

9

17

          

 Hand sweat (HS)

11

7

13

12

4

7

20

15

7

9

25

         

 White fingers (WF)

7

4

9

3

2

4

13

13

4

4

2

15

        

 Pain when cold (PWC)

15

13

15

13

4

9

15

26

9

7

9

9

45

       

Clinical findings

 Monofilament! (MF)

20

13

22

17

7

15

52

41

15

15

15

15

35

72

      

RollTemp Cold (TC)

11

7

9

10

2

4

11

7

7

0

2

2

7

9

17

     

RollTemp Warm (TW)

7

7

7

2

0

2

9

4

2

0

2

0

7

7

4

8

    

 Two-point discrimination (2PD)

11

4

9

7

4

11

15

13

4

4

4

7

11

15

2

4

25

   

 Vibration at 125 Hz (125)

7

7

9

3

2

30

15

13

2

2

7

7

11

9

0

2

7

17

  

 Vibration at 250 Hz (250)

17

13

17

7

2

11

30

26

9

7

13

9

17

17

4

4

7

13

37

 

 Vibration at 125 or 250 Hz (VIB)

17

13

20

7

2

11

33

30

9

7

15

11

20

20

4

4

9

17

37

40