Table 1.

Proportion of healthcare utilization, sickness absence and restricted work, according to pain in the previous 12 months in eight body sites, among 1070 workers in Brazil

Body sites of pain	n	Prevalence (%)	Consequences within those workers with musculoskeletal pain
			Healthcare utilization		Sickness absence		Restricted work
			n	%	n	%	n	%
Neck	235	22.0	57	24.2	38	16.2	21	8.9
Shoulder	275	25.7	61	22.2	37	13.4	24	9.8
Upper back	282	26.4	67	23.8	32	11.3	11	3.9
Upper limbs	398	37.2	86	21.6	47	11.8	40	10.0
Low back	466	43.6	130	27.9	85	18.2	54	11.6
Upper leg/knee	282	26.4	78	27.7	42	14.9	32	11.3
Lower leg	290	27.1	68	23.4	32	11.0	19	6.5
Ankle/feet	185	17.3	44	23.8	21	11.3	13	7.0
Any body site	869	81.2	329	37.9	105	12.1	59	6.8