Table 4.
The relationship of the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the last 12 months to gender and workplace
| Body part | Gender | Workplace | Academic status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Governmental | Private | Dental students | Interns/ graduated dentists | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Elbow | 10 (7.75) | 83 (40.89)* | 84 (54.54) | 9 (5.06)* | 87 (31.75) | 6 (10.34)* |
| Wrists/hands | 74 (57.36) | 73 (35.96)* | 132 (85.71) | 15 (8.43)* | 133 (48.54) | 14 (24.13)* |
| Upper back | 96 (74.42) | 64 (31.53)* | 98 (63.64) | 62 (34.83)* | 120 (43.8) | 40 (68.97)* |
| Hips/thighs | 42 (32.56) | 40 (19.7)* | 59 (38.31) | 23 (12.92)* | 69 (25.18) | 13 (22.41) |
| Knees | 38 (29.46) | 28 (13.79)* | 47 (30.52) | 19 (10.67)* | 51 (18.61) | 15 (25.86) |
| Ankles/feet | 35 (27.13) | 33 (16.26)* | 50 (32.47) | 18 (10.11)* | 56 (20.44) | 12 (20.69) |
| Lower back | 66 (51.16) | 80 (39.41)* | 83 (53.9) | 63 (35.39)* | 125 (45.62) | 21 (36.21) |
| Neck | 55 (42.64) | 66 (32.51) | 75 (48.7) | 46 (25.84)* | 105 (38.32) | 16 (27.59) |
| Shoulders | 51 (39.53) | 59 (29.06) | 69 (44.8) | 41 (23.04)* | 92 (33.57) | 18 (31.03) |
* P < 0.05