Table 3.
Discomfort correlations for n = 119 optometrists.
| Neck | Shoulder | Upper back | Lower back | Elbow | Wrist/Hand | Knee | Ankle/Foot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neck | 1.0 | |||||||
| Shoulder | 0.37* | 1.0 | ||||||
| Upper back | 0.47* | 0.47* | 1.0 | |||||
| Lower back | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 1.0 | ||||
| Elbow | −0.07 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 1.0 | |||
| Wrist/Hand | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 1.0 | ||
| Knee | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 1.0 | |
| Ankle/Foot | −0.01 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.34* | 0.22 | 0.40* | 1.0 |
Values represent Pearson correlation coefficients (r) for co-occurrence of reported discomfort between body regions (n = 119). Bonferroni correction was applied for multiple comparisons (α = 0.05/28 = 0.0018).
* indicates statistically significant correlations after correction.