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Table 2 Shows the mean values, standard deviations and range of the conduction values in controls and CTS groups.

From: Sensitivities of conventional and new electrophysiological techniques in carpal tunnel syndrome and their relationship to body mass index

 

Controls (n = 60)

CTS (n = 165)

Mean ± 2 SDs of Controls

p*

 

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

  

D4M-D4U (ms)

0.16 ± 0.14

0.0–0.45

1.39 ± 1.12

0.31–5.7

0.45

0.000

D2M-D5U (ms)

0.18 ± 0.13

0.02–0.45

1.06 ± 0.83

0.24–4.1

0.45

0.000

D2M/D5U SNAPa ratio (μv)

1.21 ± 0.36

0.61–2.3

0.80 ± 0.41

0.14–2.2

0.50

0.000

mSDL (ms)

3.06 ± 0.22

2.7–3.5

4.04 ± 0.88

3.5–7.2

3.50

0.000

mSNCV (m/s)

46.5 ± 2.91

40–52

36.1 ± 7.2

19.4–39.3

40.6

0.000

mSNAPa (μv)

26 ± 9.0

10.8–44

16.3 ± 9.4

2.7–36

8

0.000

mMDL (ms)

3.07 ± 0.35

2.3–4

4.6 ± 1.6

2.5–11.2

3.77

0.000

mMNCV (m/s)

58.5 ± 3.1

52.2–67

56.4 ± 5.1

32.7–68

52.2

0.002

mCMAPa (mv)

11.4 ± 3.2

5.2–20

8.7 ± 4.0

0.2–19

5

0.006

mTLI

0.41 ± 0.038

0.33–0.56

0.29 ± 0.08

0.12–0.50

0.33

0.000

M-U LD (ms)

0.35 ± 0.32

-0.4–1.0

1.67 ± 1.58

-0.1–8.23

0.99

0.000

M/U CMAPa ratio (mv)

0.85 ± 0.25

0.33–1.78

0.72 ± 0.36

0.01–1.99

0.35

0.021

  1. n: number of hands; SD: standard deviation; *CTS group value vs. controls