Table 5.
Layered cross-tabulation
Sensory demands | Low PHYI | High PHYI | ||||
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MEI | N | % | N | % | ||
Low sensory demands | Low MEI | 350 | 36 | 116 | 34 | |
High MEI | 68 | 41 | 143 | 44 | ||
High sensory demands | Low MEI | 150 | 31 | 91 | 36 | |
High MEI | 162 | 53 | 374 | 44 |
The prevalence (%) of neck pain in the total study population across combinations of dichotomized values (high and low) in sensory demands, mechanical exposure index (MEI) and physical exposure index (PHYI)