Metabolic syndrome in carpal tunnel syndrome patients.

Abstract

Objective: To determine frequency of metabolic syndrome in patients with carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS). Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Department of Neurology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi. Period: December 2024 to March 2025. Methods: A total of 54 diagnosed patients of CTS with duration ≤ 3 months having age between 18-70 years of either gender were included. The diagnostic criteria for CTS was patient with complaint of numbness, tingling sensation, weakness or pain of hand (on history and clinical evaluation) and was confirmed on electrodiagnostic test CTS showed demyelinating lesion of median nerve with conduction block at wrist. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed as by existence of >3 of the below mentioned criteria; 1) Waist circumference (WC) > 102 cm for men & > 88 cm for women, 2) Blood Pressure (BP) > 130/85 mmHg 3) Fasting blood glucose (FBG) > 100 mg/dl 4) Fasting triglycerides > 150 mg/dl 5) Fasting HDL cholesterol < 40 mg/dl for men & < 50 mg/dl for women. SPSS version-26 was utilized for data analysis. Results: The mean age of individuals was 47.3 + 16.03 years, mean BMI was 27.69 + 5.06 kg/m² & mean duration of symptoms was 2.296 + 1.5 months. Male/Female ratio was same 50:50. 30 (54.5%) of the CTS patients had metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Although small proportion of individuals with CTS was included, outcomes of this research revealed that metabolic syndrome seems to be highly prevalent in individuals with Carpel tunnel Syndrome.