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

Table 6.

Incidence of nontraumatic problems by body part versus occupation

Body part Unemployed n (%) (95% CI) All other employment n (%) (95% CI) Farmer n (%) (95% CI) p value
Finger 6 (7.8%) (2.5%–13.1%) 4 (5.1%) (1.5%–8.6%) 3 (3.0%) (0%–6.4%) 0.2577
Thumb/hand 1 (1.3%) (0%–3.9%) 4 (5.6%) (0%–11.1%) 3 (3.0%) (0%–6.1%) 0.4215
Lower arm 6 (7.8%) (1.0%–14.6%) 7 (8.9%) (3.3%–14.5%) 2 (2.0%) (0%–4.9%) 0.1065
Upper arm 2 (2.6%) (0%–6.2%) 5 (6.3%) (2.1%–10.5%) 10 (10.1%) (5.1%–15.1%) 0.1152
Foot 17 (22.1%) (13.1%–31.1%) 15 (19.0%) (11.1%–26.8%) 19 (19.2%) (10.8%–27.6%) 0.8578
Lower leg 21 (27.3%) (18.2%–36.3%) 12 (15.2%) (8.2%–22.2%) 15 (15.2%) (7.2%–23.1%) 0.0542
Upper leg 8 (10.4%) (3.5%–17.3%) 13 (16.5%) (9.0%–23.9%) 16 (16.2%) (9.3%–23.0%) 0.396
Back 25 (32.5%) (22.6%–42.4%) 22 (27.8%) (16.5%–39.2%) 39 (39.4%) (29.4%–49.4%) 0.2915