Table 5. Relationship between job factors and frequency of reported symptoms (%) in different body regions in last 12 months.

Body region	Job factors
	Experience (years)		Daily working time (h)		Continuous sitting timefor doing a single row (min)		Number of rows of knots woven in a day
Neck	<10	35.1	<7	18.9	<40	51.4	?10	16.2
	10-15	32.4	7-8	51.4	?40	48.6	10-15	54.1
	>15	32.4	>8	29.7			>15	29.7
	P-value	0.645	P-value	0.825	P-value	0.524	P-value	0.19
Shoulders	<10	30.4	<7	21.7	<40	60.9	?10	21.7
	10-15	43.5	7-8	65.2	?40	39.1	10-15	56.5
	>15	26.1	>8	13.0			>15	21.7
	P-value	0.244	P-value	0.088	P-value	0.109	P-value	0.839
Elbows	<10	38.5	<7	15.4	<40	61.5	?10	0.0
	10-15	30.8	7-8	61.5	?40	38.5	10-15	69.2
	>15	30.8	>8	23.1			>15	30.8
	P-value	0.993	P-value	0.777	P-value	0.285	P-value	0.087
Wrists/hands	<10	34.6	<7	7.7	<40	53.8	?10	15.4
	10-15	34.6	7-8	61.5	?40	46.2	10-15	50.0
	>15	30.8	>8	30.8				34.6
	P-value	0.836	P-value	0.084	P-value	0.454	P-value	0.23
Upper back	<10	28.0	<7	32.0	<40	48.0	?10	24.0
	10-15	36.0	7-8	32.0	?40	52.0	10-15	44.0
	>15	36.0	>8	36.0			>15	34.0
	P-value	0.294	P-value	0.005	P-value	0.891	P-value	0.385
Lowe back	<10	37.5	<7	25.0	<40	50.0	?10	31.3
	10-15	31.3	7-8	50.0	?40	50.0	10-15	50.0
	>15	31.3	>8	25.0			>15	68.7
	P-value	0.95	P-value	0.326	P-value	0.831	P-value	0.035
Thighs	<10	62.5	<7	25.0	<40	75.0	<10	12.5
	10-15	12.5	7-8	50.0	?40	25.0	10-15	37.5
	>15	25.0	>8	25.0			>15	50.0
	P-value	0.261	P-value	0.898	P-value	0.105	P-value	0.217
Knees	<10	30.4	<7	17.4	<40	52.2	<10	17.4
	10-15	39.1	7-8	60.9	?40	47.8	10-15	47.8
	>15	30.4	>8	21.7		0.664	>15	34.8
	P-value	0.48	P-value	0.565	P-value		P-value	0.355
Ankles/feet	<10	40.0	<7	20.0	<40	46.7	<10	20.0
	10-15	23.3	7-8	50.0	?40	53.3	10-15	50.0
	>15	36.7	>8	30.0			>15	30.0
	P-value	0.193	P-value	0.838	P-value	0.679	P-value	0.647