Table 1.
Demographics, clinical and work-related characteristics
| Women (n = 174) | Men (n = 24) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age, year | 43 (11) | 45 (10) | 0.31 |
| Height, cm | 168 (6) | 182 (8) | <0.0001 |
| Weight, kg | 67 (12) | 83 (13) | <0.0001 |
| Body Mass Index, kg.m-2 | 24 (4) | 25 (4) | 0.14 |
| Clinical | |||
| Days with neck/shoulder pain previous year | 191 (116) | 147 (111) | 0.08 |
| Neck/shoulder pain intensity previous 3 months, scale 0-10 | 5.1 (2.1) | 4.5 (1.6) | 0.21 |
| Total Tenderness Score, scale 0-32 | 13 (5) | 9 (4) | <0.0001 |
| Systolic blood pressure mmHg | 124 (13) | 137 (13) | <0.0001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure mmHg | 83 (9) | 89 (9) | 0.003 |
| Work-related | |||
| Computer use, percentage of worktime | 94 (13) | 91 (18) | 0.42 |
| Weekly working hours | 38 (4) | 38 (6) | 0.79 |
| Duration of office work, years | 11 (10) | 12 (11) | 0.64 |
Demographics, clinical and work-related characteristics of the 198 generally healthy office workers with frequent neck/shoulder pain. Total Tenderness Score is the sum of tenderness scores of 'no' (= 0), 'some' (= 1), and 'severe' (= 2) tenderness of the 8 investigated neck/shoulder anatomical locations of the left and right side (scale 0-32).