Table 2.
RULA scores by occupation and gender (n=632).
| Occupation | RULA A score | RULA B score | RULA grand score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min-max | Mean (SD) | Min-max | Mean (SD) | Min-max | Mean (SD) | |||
| *P<0.05. **P<0.01. a Significant difference (from t-test analysis) between genders. b Significant difference (from ANOVA analysis) between three occupational groups. | ||||||||
| Carpets handicraft workers | ||||||||
| Males | 3-6 | 4.5 (0.8) | 2-5 | 3.5 (1.0) | 4-7 | 5.3 (1.1) | ||
| Females | 3-6 | 4.2 (0.6) | 2-5 | 3.0 (0.8) | 4-7 | 5.0 (0.8) | ||
| All | 3-6 | 4.4 (0.7)*a | 2-5 | 3.2 (0.9)**a | 4-7 | 5.2 (0.9)*a | ||
| Textiles handicraft workers | ||||||||
| Males | 4-5 | 4.9 (0.2) | 2-4 | 2.9 (0.9) | 4-6 | 5.4 (0.5) | ||
| Females | 4-5 | 4.0 (0.2) | 4-5 | 4.1 (0.4) | 6-7 | 6.1 (0.4) | ||
| All | 4-5 | 4.6 (0.5)**a | 2-5 | 3.4 (1.0)**a | 4-7 | 5.7 (0.6)**a | ||
| Leather handicraft workers | ||||||||
| Males | 4-6 | 5.3 (0.7) | 2-5 | 4.1 (1.0) | 4-7 | 6.3 (0.8) | ||
| Females | 3-5 | 4.6 (0.5) | 3-5 | 4.1 (0.7) | 5-7 | 6.2 (0.6) | ||
| All | 3-6 | 4.9 (0.6)**a | 2-5 | 4.1 (0.8) | 4-7 | 6.2 (0.6) | ||
| Whole sample | 3-6 | 4.6 (0.6)**,b | 2-5 | 3.5 (1.0)**,b | 4-7 | 5.7 (0.8)**,b | ||