Table 1 Distribution of the study participants according to demographic and biomedical data (n = 215)
| Â | No | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | Â | Â |
 20–40 | 93.0 | 43.3 |
 41–60 | 79.0 | 36.7 |
 61–74 | 43.0 | 20.0 |
Mean ± SD | 45.72 ± 13.16 | |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Female | 165.0 | 76.7 |
 Male | 50.0 | 23.3 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
 Hand work | 139.0 | 64.7 |
 Employed | 55.0 | 25.6 |
 Did not work or retired | 21.0 | 9.8 |
Educational level | Â | Â |
 Basic education# | 98.0 | 45.6 |
 Secondary education | 88.0 | 40.9 |
 Higher education | 29.0 | 13.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Single | 33.0 | 15.3 |
 Married | 182.0 | 84.7 |
Body mass index(Kg/m2) | Â | Â |
 Normal | 42.0 | 19.5 |
 Over-weight | 115.0 | 53.5 |
 Obese | 58.0 | 27.0 |
Mean ± SD | 27.91 ± 3.26 | |
Smoking status | Â | Â |
 Current smoker | 113.0 | 52.6 |
 Non-smoker or Quitter | 102.0 | 47.4 |
Comorbidities | Â | Â |
 Yes | 130.0 | 60.5 |
 No | 85.0 | 39.5 |
Disease duration (year) | Â | Â |
 1–5 | 174.0 | 80.9 |
 6–10 | 36.0 | 16.7 |
 11–14 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
Mean ± SD | 3.91 ± 3.26 | |
Management* | Â | |
 Use of medicine | 129.0 | 60.0 |
 Use of hand bandage or wrist brace | 183.0 | 85.1 |
 Traditional Chinese medicine | 13.0 | 6.0 |
 Physiotherapy | 63.0 | 29.3 |
 Surgery | 39.0 | 18.1 |