Table 2. Intensity and frequency of upper body musculoskeletal pain for the 30 days prior to the interview (n = 520).
| Pain | Symptoms by anatomical site | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck/shoulders | Arms/elbows | Hands/wrists | |
| n (%*) | n (%*) | n (%*) | |
| Frequency | |||
| No pain | 218 (41.9) | 434 (83.5) | 374 (71.9) |
| One or 2 days/month | 58 (11.2) | 14 (2.7) | 25 (4.8) |
| One day/week | 73 (14.0) | 26 (5.0) | 34 (6.5) |
| Several days/week | 108 (20.8) | 28 (5.4) | 53 (10.2) |
| Every day | 63 (12.1) | 18 (3.5) | 34 (6.5) |
| Intensity (0–5 scale) | |||
| Mean score (SD) | 1.4 (1.4) | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.3) |
| 0 | 218 (41.9) | 434 (83.5) | 374 (71.9) |
| 1–2 | 156 (30.0) | 46 (8.8) | 73 (14.0) |
| 3–5 | 146 (28.1) | 40 (7.7) | 73 (14.0) |
| Prevalence by anatomical regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of moderate or severe pain† | Neck/shoulders | Distal upper extremities‡ |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| 125 (24.0) | 82 (15.8) | |
*Some percentages do not total 100 because of rounding or some missing value; † defined as subjects experiencing pain at least 1 day per week, with pain intensity of 3 or more out of a maximum score of 5; ‡ subjects who experience musculoskeletal pain in any part of the arms/elbows, and hands/wrists.