Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and procedure-related variables between endoscopists with or without severe (VAS > 5.5) musculoskeletal pain
| With severe musculoskeletal pain (n = 26) | Without severe musculoskeletal pain (n = 29) | P | |
| Age (median, range, yr) | 34 (29-47) | 36 (28-45) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 15 | 22 | |
| Female | 11 | 7 | |
| Career | |||
| Full time faculty | 16 | 15 | |
| Trainee | 10 | 14 | |
| Duration of practicing endoscopy (mean, range, mo) | 40.5 (1-204) | 39 (1-228) | |
| Posture in upper endoscopy | 0.027 | ||
| Mainly standing | 25 | 21 | |
| Mainly sitting | 1 | 8 | |
| Posture in colonoscopy | |||
| Mainly standing | 11 | 12 | |
| Mainly sitting | 15 | 17 | |
| Specific posture or habit during endoscopy (%) | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) | 0.041 |
| Number of endoscopies per month (mean ± SD) | 280.5 ± 159.3 | 260.1 ± 149.7 | |
| Time of endoscopic procedure per week (mean ± SD, h) | 20.5 ± 8.1 | 17.9 ± 7.2 | |
| Number of painful areas (mean ± SD) | 4.8 ± 3.2 | 2.3 ± 2.1 | 0.002 |