Table 2.
Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of multisite musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) during the past 12 months among men and women
| Multisite MS: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By genre* |
1366 |
(63.2) |
61.1-65.2 |
1058 |
(68.3) |
66.0-70.7 |
| By age group (test for linear trend) §‡ | ||||||
| 16-29 years |
296 |
(57.6) |
53.3-61.9 |
228 |
(63.2) |
58.2-68.1 |
| 30-39 years |
413 |
(63.5) |
59.8-67.2 |
268 |
(62.5) |
57.9-67.1 |
| 40-49 years |
393 |
(64.2) |
60.4-68.0 |
358 |
(73.5) |
69.6-77.4 |
| 50-63 years |
259 |
(68.3) |
63.7-73.0 |
204 |
(75.6) |
70.4-80.7 |
| By occupational category† | ||||||
| Managers and professionals |
134 |
(63.8) |
57.3-70.3 |
52 |
(66.7) |
56.2-77.1 |
| Associate professionals/technicians |
337 |
(62.4) |
58.3-66.5 |
195 |
(67.5) |
62.1-72.9 |
| Employees |
113 |
(60.1) |
53.1-67.1 |
523 |
(65.5) |
62.2-68.8 |
| Skilled and unskilled workers |
773 |
(63.9) |
61.2-66.6 |
285 |
(75.6) |
71.3-79.9 |
| By economic activity | ||||||
| Service industries |
664 |
(61.6) |
58.7-64.5 |
726 |
(66.4) |
63.6-69.2 |
| Meat and manufacturing industries |
559 |
(65.1) |
61.9-68.3 |
293 |
(73.1) |
68.7-77.4 |
| Construction |
123 |
(65.1) |
58.3-71.9 |
16 |
(64.0) |
45.2-82.8 |
| Agriculture | 19 | (61.3) | 44.1-78.4 | 19 | (76.0) | 59.3-92.7 |
Significant differences between men and women: * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.0001.
Significant differences among men: § p < 0.01, §§ p < 0.0001.
Significant differences among women: † p < 0.01, ‡ p < 0.0001.