Table 3.
Distribution of NHPT scores according to sex, educational level, and employment status (n = 40).
| Sociodemographic Variables (n) | NHPT-E SCORE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand | Mean (SD) | Median (IR) | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Total (40) | D | 16.55 (2.52) | 16.32 (14.83–17.58) | 12.35 | 23.50 |
| ND | 17.43 (2.56) | 16.62 (15.74–18.78) | 13.86 | 23.54 | |
| Age | |||||
| 20–39 (20) | D | 16.08 (2.5) | 15.40 (14.71–17.27) | 12.35 | 23.50 |
| ND | 16.72 (2.08) | 16.01 (15.63–17.39) | 14.13 | 22.67 | |
| 40–59 (20) | D | 17.01 (2.52) | 16.84 (15.53–18.08) | 13.43 | 22.35 |
| ND | 18.15 (2.84) | 17.14 (16.20–20.37) | 13.86 | 23.54 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Women (24) | D | 16.57 (2.19) | 16.42 (15.48–17.62) | 12.35 | 21.83 |
| ND | 17.57 (2.30) | 16.75 (15.89–18.78) | 15.14 | 22.67 | |
| Men (16) | D | 16.52 (3.03) | 15.05 (14.48–17.36) | 13.43 | 23.50 |
| ND | 17.22 (2.98) | 16.27 (15.14–18.91) | 13.86 | 23.54 | |
| Educational level | |||||
| Primary Education (23) | D | 17.06 (2.09) | 16.97 (16.06–17.67) | 13.90 | 21.83 |
| ND | 18.35 (2.38) | 17.39 (16.70–20.35) | 13.86 | 21.66 | |
| Secondary Education (11) | D | 17.17 (2.30) | 16.42 (15.08–18.98) | 13.43 | 23.50 |
| ND | 18.35 (2.39) | 15.75 (15.43–16.14) | 13.95 | 22.67 | |
| Higher Education (16) | D | 15.70 (2.40) | 15.12 (13.98–17.01) | 12.35 | 22.35 |
| ND | 17.28 (2.549 | 16.59 (15.82–17.70) | 14.13 | 23.54 | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Active (35) | D | 16.08 (2.04) | 16.09 (14.65–17.27) | 12.35 | 21.83 |
| ND | 17.54 (2.38) | 16.80 (15.88–19.16) | 13.86 | 22.67 | |
| Unemployed (5) | D | 19.77 (3.42) | 19.96 (18.12–22.35) | 14.92 | 23.50 |
| ND | 16.70 (3.90) | 15.46 (14.39–15.94) | 14.13 | 23.54 | |
D: dominant; n: number of participants; ND: non-dominant; SD: standard deviation; IR: interquartile range.