Table 3.
Results from the Chi-Square test conducted to check the association of the risk factors involved in MSDs with the severity of MSDs related to various body regions of dentists.
Ankle | 0.64 | 0.15 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
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Leg | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.22 |
Knee | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.26 |
Thigh | 0.01 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.07 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 0.03 |
Hip | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.72 |
Hand&Fingers | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.48 | 0.72 |
Wrist | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.67 |
Forearm | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.69 | 0.21 |
Lower Back | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
Elbow | 0.03 | 0.23 | 0.84 | 0.03 | 0.64 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.67 | 0.04 |
Arm | 0.83 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 1.00 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 0.27 |
Upper Back | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.82 | 0.14 | 0.64 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.70 |
Shoulder | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.73 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
Neck | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 0.03 | 0.31 |
Effect of MSDs | 0.14 | 0.82 | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.94 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.70 | 0.90 |
Risk Factors | Age | Gender | Specialization | Work hrs | Break | Job Title | Years of Practice | Break Activity | Working Position | Common Posture | Wrist Posture | Mental Stress | Exercise Frequency |
Also, the results from the Chi-Square test conducted to check the association of the risk factors involved in MSDs with the severity of MSDs related to various body regions of dentists are summarised in Table 4.