Table 3.
Prevalence of Nordic questionnaire symptoms by area.
| Factors | Musculoskeletal Anatomical Region |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulder n (%) | Neck n (%) | Hand/Wrist n (%) | Upper Back n (%) | Lower Back n (%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 81 (29.88) | 43 (15.87) | 41 (15.13) | 91 (33.58) | 107 (38.75) |
| Female | 47 (17.34) | 25 (9.23) | 24 (8.86) | 53 (19.56) | 61 (22.51) |
| Job Type | |||||
| Academic | 78 (28.78) | 42 (15.50) | 40 (14.76) | 88 (32.47) | 103 (38) |
| Administrative | 50 (18.45) | 26 (9.59) | 25 (9.23) | 56 (20.66) | 65 (23.99) |
| Age | |||||
| 23–29 years | 26 (9.59) | 13 (4.80) | 13 (4.80) | 29 (10.70) | 34 (12.55) |
| 30–39 years | 40 (14.76) | 22 (8.12) | 20 (7.38) | 45 (16.61) | 53 (19.56) |
| 40–49 years | 36 (13.28) | 20 (7.38) | 19 (7.01) | 41 (15.15) | 47 (17.34) |
| 50–65 years | 26 (9.59) | 13 (4.80) | 13 (4.80) | 29 (10.70) | 34 (12.55) |
| BMI | |||||
| 18.6–24.9 kg/m2 | 18 (6.64) | 10 (3.69) | 9 (3.32) | 20 (7.38) | 24 (8.86) |
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 64 (23.61) | 34 (12.55) | 33 (12.18) | 72 (26.57) | 83 (30.63) |
| >25 kg/m2 | 46 (16.97) | 24 (8.86) | 23 (8.49) | 52 (19.19) | 61 (22.51) |
| Work Experience | |||||
| 1–5 years | 22 (8.11) | 12 (4.43) | 11 (4.06) | 25 (9.23) | 29 (10.70) |
| 6–15 years | 75 (27.67) | 40 (14.76) | 38 (14.02) | 84 (31) | 99 (36.53) |
| 16–35 years | 31 (11.44) | 16 (5.90) | 16 (5.90) | 35 (12.92) | 40 (14.76) |
| Duration of Computer Use | |||||
| <4 h/day | 15 (5.54) | 8 (2.95) | 8 (2.95) | 18 (6.64) | 20 (7.38) |
| 4–6 h/day | 29 (10.70) | 15 (5.91) | 14 (5.17) | 32 (11.81) | 38 (14.02) |
| >6 h/day | 84 (31) | 45 (16.61) | 43 (15.87) | 94 (34.69) | 110 (40.59) |
| Taking a Break after Every 2 Hours | |||||
| Yes | 26 (9.59) | 14 (5.17) | 13 (4.80) | 29 (10.70) | 34 (12.55) |
| No | 102 (37.64) | 54 (19.93) | 52 (19.19) | 115 (42.44) | 134 (49.45) |