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. 2014 Oct 25;473(1):380–389. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-4017-8

Table 2.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions at the community level

Musculoskeletal condition per time period Respondents with a musculoskeletal condition n (%) (95% CI) Traumatic n (%) (95% CI) Nontraumatic n (%) (95% CI)
Now 515 (14.0%) (12.9%–15.2%) 306 (8.3%) (7.8%–8.9%) 209 (5.7%) (5.2%–6.2%)
In past 12 months 698 (19.0%) (17.5%–20.6%) 462 (12.6%) (11.9%–13.3%) 236 (6.4%) (5.7%–7.1%)
During lifetime 920 (25.1%) (22.3%–27.8%) 664 (18.0%) (17.1%–19.0%) 256 (7.0%) (6.0%–8.0%)

One respondent answered that he/she had a musculoskeletal problem, but the respondent did not answer the question regarding traumatic or nontraumatic, therefore this individual was excluded from the data presented here.