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Physical examinations and electrodiagnostic studies were carried out for those who had symptoms suggestive of CTS to confirm the diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed for both personal and physical factors in association with confirmed CTS among laboratory technicians.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of CTS among the laboratory technicians was 9.7% (27\/279). The following were the statistically significant risk factors for CTS among them: gender (all cases of CTS were female, P=0.00), arm\/hand exertion (OR: 7.96; 95% CI: 1.84-34.33), pipetting (OR: 7.27; 95% CI: 3.15-16.78), repetitive tasks (OR: 4.60; 95% CI: 1.39-15.70), using unadjustable chairs or desks (OR: 3.35; 95% CI: 1.23-9.15), and working with a biosafety cabinet (OR: 2.49; 95% CI: 1.11-5.59). CTS cases had significant longer work duration (17.9 \u00b1 5.6 years) than CTS non-case (11.5 \u00b1 7.4 yeas) with low OR (1.108).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates some personal and ergonomic factors associated with CTS among the laboratory technicians, including female gender, arm\/hand exertion, pipetting, repetitive tasks, working with a biosafety cabinet, and an unadjusted workstation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1539\/joh.16-0279-oa","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,30]],"date-time":"2017-08-30T18:09:20Z","timestamp":1504116560000},"page":"513-520","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["Carpal tunnel syndrome among laboratory technicians in relation to personal and ergonomic factors at work"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"59","author":[{"given":"Mohamed","family":"El-Helaly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infection Prevention and Control , King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"},{"name":"Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University , Egypt"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanan H","family":"Balkhy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infection Prevention and Control , King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Vallenius","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infection Prevention and Control , King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2024071807411724000_bib-1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"546","DOI":"10.1016\/j.clinbiomech.2015.04.008","article-title":"Computer keyboarding biomechanics and acute changes in median nerve indicative of carpal tunnel syndrome","volume":"30","author":"Toosi","year":"2015","journal-title":"Clin Biomech"},{"key":"2024071807411724000_bib-2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"231","DOI":"10.1186\/s12891-015-0685-0","article-title":"Association between work-related biomechanical risk factors and the occurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews and a meta-analysis of current research","volume":"16","author":"Kozak","year":"2015","journal-title":"BMC Musculoskelet Disord"},{"key":"2024071807411724000_bib-3","first-page":"516","article-title":"Metaanalysis for the evaluation of risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Part II. 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