Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of respondents
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean±SD) | 38.0±10.6 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 101 (49.5) |
| Male | 103 (50.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 74 (36.3) |
| Married | 130 (63.7) |
| BMI | 26.6±4.7 |
| Do you smoke? | |
| No | 158 (77.5) |
| Yes | 46 (22.5) |
| Do you practice any exercise? | |
| No | 142 (69.6) |
| Yes | 62 (30.4) |
| Are you right or left-handed? | |
| Right-handed | 182 (89.2) |
| Left-handed | 22 (10.8) |
| Specialty | |
| Restorative dentistry | 63 (30.9) |
| Endodontic dentistry | 26 (12.7) |
| Paediatric dentistry | 15 (7.4) |
| Periodontics | 12 (5.9) |
| Prosthodontics | 24 (11.8) |
| Orthodontics | 15 (7.4) |
| Maxillofacial surgery | 22 (10.8) |
| General practitioner | 27 (13.2) |
| Experience, years (mean±SD) | 13.1±10.2 |
| Time in contact with patients/day, hours (mean±SD) | 7.6±1.7 |
| Do you excessively bend and twist yourself for better access to or visibility within the oral cavity? | |
| No | 50 (24.5) |
| Yes | 154 (75.5) |
| Did MSK pain cause a reduction in activity? | |
| No | 41 (20.1) |
| Yes | 163 (79.9) |
BMI, body mass index; MSK, musculoskeletal.