The PrediCTS cohort study enrolled newly hired clerical, service and construction workers in several industries in the USA, evaluated CTS using symptoms and nerve conduction studies (NCS), and estimated exposures to computer work using a job exposure matrix.
The PrediCTS cohort enrolled 1107 participants at baseline; 711 (64.2%) had complete exposure and outcome data at follow-up, and did not have prevalent CTS at baseline (figure 2).
The PrediCTS cohort study enrolled newly hired clerical, service and construction workers in several industries in the USA, with a case definition based on symptoms and nerve conduction studies (NCS) at baseline and follow-up.
In the PrediCTS study, tasks involving office work were described specifically.
For the PrediCTS cohort, the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Washington University in St . Louis
Univariate results showed significant associations with CTS for sex in the Cosali cohort and obesity in the PrediCTS cohort.
