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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 643-647Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1753193415622732
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Vitamin D; carpal tunnel syndrome
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Studies suggest that vitamin D has a role in neuroprotection. We investigated whether vitamin D status is associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Vitamin D levels were compared between carpal tunnel syndrome women (n=135) and healthy control women (n=135) or patients with other upper limb conditions (n=135). There were no differences in vitamin D levels between the patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and the controls. However, women with carpal tunnel syndrome younger than 50 years old had significantly lower vitamin D levels than age-matched healthy control women (P=0.023) or patients with other upper limb conditions (P=0.035). When women with carpal tunnel syndrome and healthy control women were pooled, the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome was higher in vitamin D deficient women than in non-deficient women, especially in those younger than 50 years. This study suggests a potential link between vitamin D status and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome in women younger than 50 years but causation is not established. Type of study/level of evidence: Prognostic Level III
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