Table 1.
Prevalence and severity of musculoskeletal symptoms by occupation and gender (n=632).
| Occupation | Total | Neck | Shoulders | Lower back | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence n (%) |
Severity Mean (SD) |
Prevalence n (%) |
Severity Mean (SD) |
Prevalence n (%) |
Severity Mean (SD) |
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| *P<0.05. **P<0.01. a Significant difference between occupational groups. | |||||||||
| Carpets handicraft workers | |||||||||
| Males | 85 | 41 (48.2) | 3.4 (1.0) | 32 (37.6) | 2.9 (1.0) | 48 (56.5) | 3.8 (1.3) | ||
| Females | 137 | 80 (58.4) | 2.6 (0.8) | 45 (32.8) | 3.0 (1.0) | 76 (55.5) | 2.7 (0.8) | ||
| All | 222 | 121 (54.5) | 3.0 (1.0)** | 77 (34.7) | 2.9 (1.0) | 124 (55.9) | 3.2 (1.2)** | ||
| Textiles handicraft workers | |||||||||
| Males | 131 | 74 (56.5) | 3.4 (1.0) | 31 (23.7) | 2.9 (0.8) | 75 (57.3) | 4.1 (0.9) | ||
| Females | 78 | 44 (56.4) | 3.0 (0.7) | 14 (17.9) | 2.2 (0.5) | 37 (47.4) | 3.3 (0.6) | ||
| All | 209 | 118 (56.5) | 3.2 (0.9)* | 45 (21.5) | 2.5 (0.7)** | 112 (53.6) | 3.8 (0.9)** | ||
| Leather handicraft workers | |||||||||
| Males | 44 | 29 (65.9) | 4.2 (0.8) | 29 (65.9) | 4.3 (0.6) | 23 (52.3) | 4.5 (0.6) | ||
| Females | 157 | 98 (62.4) | 4.0 (0.8) | 105 (66.9) | 4.1 (0.9) | 67 (42.7) | 3.9 (0.9) | ||
| All | 201 | 127 (63.2) | 4.1 (0.8) | 134 (66.7) | 4.2 (0.9) | 90 (44.8) | 4.1 (0.8)** | ||
| Whole sample | 632 | 366 (57.9) | 3.5 (1.0)**,a | 256 (40.5)**,a | 3.3 (1.1)**,a | 326 (51.6) | 3.7 (1.0)**,a | ||