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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects

From: Comparison of efficiency between platelet rich plasma and corticosteroid injection therapies in patients with Carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective randomized controlled study

Parameter

PRP [i] group (number = 20)

PRP [ii] group (number = 20)

CS group (number = 20)

P

Age (year)

48.8 ± 7.45

48.8 ± 6.62

49.15 ± 6.06

0.975

Gender

 Male

3 (32%)

2 (28%)

2 (28%)

0.676

 Female

17 (68%)

18 (72%)

18 (72%)

BMI

29.07 ± 1.4

28.8 ± 2.22

28.47 ± 1.81

0.578

History of diabetes

3 (15%)

4 (20%)

4 (20%)

0.895

History of hypertension

6 (30%)

4 (20%)

6 (30%)

0.711

Duration of disease (month)

24.1 ± 7.05

24.34 ± 5.88

23.3 ± 7.26

0.908

Lesion site

 Right

13 (65%)

14 (70%)

14 (70%)

0.926

 Left

7 (35%)

6 (30%)

6 (30%)

Grade

 Very mild

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

2 (10%)

0.390

 Mild

4 (20%)

2 (10%)

4 (20%)

 Moderate

13 (65%)

15 (75%)

14 (70%)

VAS

7.65 ± 1.35

6.37 ± 2.01

6.7 ± 2

0.113

BCTQs

25.45 ± 7.1

25.8 ± 6.16

25.55 ± 7.65

0.979

BCTQf

17.05 ± 6.14

16.68 ± 6.12

16.5 ± 4.77

0.904

DML (ms)

5 ± 1.12

4.79 ± 1.4

5.05 ± 1.19

0.794

SPL (ms)

4.99 ± 1.04

4.6 ± 0.61

4.58 ± 0.49

0.156

Platelet whole blood (103/μL)

194.3 ± 45.12

204.1 ± 48.34

-

0.051

Platelet PRP (103 /μL)

412.1 ± 9.07

666.3 ± 101.4

-

<0.0001*

  1. Data are presented as number and percentage or mean ± standard deviation
  2. PRP platelet-rich plasma, CS Corticosteroid, BMI body mass index, VAS visual analog scale, BCTQ Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (s: severity and f: function), DML distal motor latency, SPL sensory peak latency
  3. *Significant