Table 1.
Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of musculoskeletal symptoms during the past 12 months among men and women
| Symptoms: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal symptoms: | ||||||
| Neck symptoms** |
725 |
(33.5) |
31.5-35.5 |
747 |
(48.3) |
45.8-50.7 |
| Shoulder or upper arm symptoms* |
735 |
(34.0) |
32.0-36.0 |
601 |
(38.8) |
36.4-41.3 |
| Elbow or forearm symptoms |
371 |
(17.2) |
15.6-18.7 |
261 |
(16.9) |
15.0-18.7 |
| Wrist or hand symptoms** |
468 |
(21.6) |
19.9-23.4 |
463 |
(29.9) |
27.6-32.2 |
| Upper back symptoms** |
451 |
(20.9) |
19.1-22.6 |
503 |
(32.5) |
30.2-34.8 |
| Low back symptoms* |
1281 |
(59.3) |
57.2-61.3 |
836 |
(54.0) |
51.5-56.5 |
| Hip or thigh symptoms |
360 |
(16.7) |
15.1-18.2 |
278 |
(18.0) |
16.0-19.9 |
| Knee or lower leg symptoms |
611 |
(28.3) |
26.4-30.2 |
410 |
(26.5) |
24.3-28.7 |
| Ankle or foot symptoms |
339 |
(15.7) |
14.1-17.2 |
230 |
(14.9) |
13.1-16.6 |
| Musculoskeletal symptoms lasting at least 30 days: | ||||||
| Neck symptoms** |
142 |
(6.6) |
5.5-7.6 |
185 |
(12.0) |
10.3-13.6 |
| Shoulder or upper arm symptoms** |
197 |
(9.1) |
7.9-10.3 |
202 |
(13.0) |
11.4-14.7 |
| Elbow or forearm symptoms |
128 |
(5.9) |
4.9-6.9 |
112 |
(7.2) |
5.9-8.5 |
| Wrist or hand symptoms** |
130 |
(6.0) |
5.0-7.0 |
154 |
(9.9) |
8.5-11.4 |
| Upper back symptoms** |
121 |
(5.6) |
4.6-6.6 |
174 |
(11.2) |
9.7-12.8 |
| Low back symptoms |
352 |
(16.3) |
14.7-17.8 |
264 |
(17.1) |
15.2-18.9 |
| Hip or thigh symptoms |
102 |
(4.7) |
3.8-5.6 |
91 |
(5.9) |
4.7-7.1 |
| Knee or lower leg symptoms |
189 |
(8.7) |
7.6-9.9 |
146 |
(9.4) |
8.0-10.9 |
| Ankle or foot symptoms | 109 | (5.0) | 4.1-6.0 | 89 | (5.7) | 4.6-6.9 |
Significant differences between men and women: * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.0001.