Table 2. Health outcomes/complaints reported by MoW worker survey participants (n=3,907).
| Musculoskeletal symptoms/Diagnoses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | N | % of n | |
| Shoulder pain during past week lasting a day or more | Yes | 657 | 16.8 |
| No | 2,351 | 60.2 | |
| Total | 3,008 | 77 | |
| Missing | 899 | 23 | |
| Elbow pain during past week lasting a day or more | Yes | 407 | 10.4 |
| No | 2,601 | 66.6 | |
| Total | 3,008 | 77 | |
| Missing | 899 | 23 | |
| Hand/wrist pain during past week lasting a day or more | Yes | 686 | 17.6 |
| No | 2,322 | 59.4 | |
| Total | 3,008 | 77 | |
| Missing | 899 | 23 | |
| Diagnosed by a doctor with carpal tunnel syndrome | Yes | 247 | 6.3 |
| No | 2,761 | 70.7 | |
| Total | 3,008 | 77 | |
| Missing | 899 | 23 | |
| Experiencing finger numbness or tingling daily or weekly | Yes | 716 | 18.3 |
| No | 2,146 | 54.9 | |
| Total | 2,862 | 73.3 | |
| Missing | 1,045 | 26.7 | |
| Experiencing white fingers from the cold or clear boundary daily or weekly | Yes | 149 | 3.8 |
| No | 2,685 | 68.7 | |
| Total | 2,834 | 72.5 | |
| Missing | 1,073 | 27.5 | |
MoW: maintenance of way.