Table 4.
Musculoskeletal complaints at the one- and eight-month follow-ups.
| Body Area | One-Month Follow-Up |
Eight-Month Follow-Up |
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| PCD Group (n = 34) (%) |
LD Group (n = 32) (%) |
BSD Group (n = 34) (%) |
PCD Group (n = 32) (%) |
LD Group (n = 30) (%) |
BSD Group (n = 31) (%) |
Change (%) |
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| sp, p, vp | p-Value | sp, p, vp | p-Value | sp, p, vp | p-Value | sp, p, vp | p-Value | sp, p, vp | p-Value | sp, p, vp | p-Value | PCD Group | LD Group | BSD Group | |
| Pain/stiffness in the upper neck | (45,14,5) | 0.555 | (45,9,5) | 0.064 | (45,14,5) | 0.070 | (48,13,3) | 0.056 | (30,13,6) | 0.042 | (40,13,4) | 0.091 | −1 | −11 | −8 |
| Pain/stiffness in the lower neck | (48,9,5) | 0.057 | (48,9,3) | 0.133 | (48,9,5) | 0.065 | (46,7,4) | 0.099 | (30,15,2) | 0.015 | (50,7,4) | 0.098 | −5 | −13 | −2 |
| Pain in the left shoulder | (50,9,9) | 0.126 | (50,9,3) | 0.066 | (50,9,10) | 0.093 | (41,14,4) | 0.099 | (40,14,4) | 0.099 | (53,14,4) | 0.043 | −9 | −4 | 2 |
| Pain in the right shoulder | (46,11,9) | 0.777 | (20,11,3) | 0.056 | (46,11,9) | 0.088 | (41,16,4) | 0.070 | (26,6,2) | 0.056 | (32,16,4) | 0.085 | −5 | 0 | −14 |
| Pain in the left upper arm | (36,25,4) | 0.855 | (30,9,4) | 0.097 | (36,25,4) | 0.082 | (32,16,2) | 0.046 | (30,4,7) | 0.096 | (33,16,2) | 0.058 | −14 | −2 | −13 |
| Back pain | (41,18,5) | 0.057 | (32,18,3) | 0.073 | (41,18,5) | 0.075 | (32,5,2) | 0.015 | (32,5,6) | 0.032 | (30,5,2) | 0.047 | −25 | −23 | −27 |
| Pain in the right upper arm | (34,20,5) | 0.099 | (34,20,3) | 0.076 | (34,20,5) | 0.099 | (32,14,4) | 0.044 | (32,14,5) | 0.034 | (31,14,4) | 0.099 | −9 | −5 | −10 |
| Lower back pain | (34,9,9) | 0.065 | (30,9,9) | 0.059 | (34,9,9) | 0.088 | (25,5,2) | 0.050 | (25,5,4) | 0.045 | (27,5,8) | 0.007 | −20 | −14 | −11 |
| Buttock pain | (38,20,7) | 0.053 | (20,20,3) | 0.238 | (38,20,15) | 0.038 | (27,14,2) | 0.081 | (27,14,2) | 0.181 | (25,14,2) | 0.081 | −21 | 0 | −31 |
| Buttock pain | (46,18,9) | 0.067 | (30,9,9) | 0.565 | (46,18,9) | 0.060 | (45,20,4) | 0.042 | (20,20,5) | 0.081 | (32,20,7) | 0.190 | −5 | −3 | −15 |
| Pain in the left elbow | (45,25,5) | 0.961 | (30,9,5) | 0.977 | (45,25,15) | 0.092 | (46,18,4) | 0.061 | (21,18,5) | 0.067 | (45,18,4) | 0.077 | −7 | 0 | −18 |
| Pain in the right elbow | (39,16,4) | 0.964 | (30,15,4) | 0.279 | (39,16,15) | 0.097 | (34,11,4) | 0.179 | (30,11,5) | 0.096 | (25,11,9) | 0.065 | −11 | −3 | −26 |
| Pain in the left forearm | (32,18,4) | 0.632 | (22,10,3) | 0.188 | (32,18,4) | 0.332 | (29,13,2) | 0.393 | (20,13,2) | 0.092 | (29,13,2) | 0.850 | −11 | −1 | −11 |
| Pain in the right forearm | (34,16,2) | 0.845 | (30,16,2) | 0.911 | (34,16,2) | 0.056 | (23,11,2) | 0.146 | (23,11,6) | 0.097 | (23,11,7) | 0.222 | −16 | −8 | −11 |
| Pain in the left wrist | (15,18,4) | 0.077 | (39,18,2) | 0.096 | (39,18,15) | 0.197 | (36,14,4) | 0.043 | (36,14,2) | 0.077 | (36,14,4) | 0.089 | 17 | −9 | −19 |
| Pain in the right wrist | (34,14,5) | 0.999 | (21,10,3) | 0.671 | (34,14,5) | 0.296 | (36,9,2) | 0.095 | (36,9,1) | 0.082 | (35,9,8) | 0.050 | −7 | 12 | −2 |
| Pain in the left hand | (34,9,4) | 0.498 | (34,10,3) | 0.766 | (34,9,4) | 0.092 | (21,11,0) | 0.098 | (21,11,1) | 0.099 | (33,11,0) | 0.076 | −14 | −14 | −3 |
| Pain in the right hand | (43,11,2) | 0.071 | (20,11,2) | 0.479 | (43,11,5) | 0.379 | (25,11,0) | 0.069 | (25,11,2) | 0.022 | (21,11,6) | 0.005 | −20 | 5 | −21 |
| Pain in the left thigh | (55,9,4) | 0.059 | (55,9,3) | 0.099 | (55,9,4) | 0.066 | (43,0,0) | 0.043 | (43,9,2) | 0.009 | (42,9,0) | 0.045 | −16 | −14 | −17 |
| Pain in the right thigh | (45,16,4) | 0.154 | (45,16,2) | 0.068 | (45,16,4) | 0.099 | (34,11,2) | 0.001 | (34,11,3) | 0.022 | (33,11,7) | 0.025 | −18 | −15 | −14 |
| Pain in the left knee | (32,11,5) | 0.099 | (32,11,2) | 0.977 | (32,11,7) | 0.099 | (38,5,0) | 0.099 | (38,5,1) | 0.045 | (38,6,5) | 0.019 | −5 | −2 | −1 |
| Pain in the right knee | (41,11,5) | 0.087 | (41,11,5) | 0.099 | (41,11,5) | 0.089 | (34,5,2) | 0.008 | (34,5,2) | 0.017 | (34,7,2) | 0.049 | −16 | −16 | −14 |
| Pain in the left calf | (34,14,5) | 0.459 | (34,14,5) | 0.779 | (34,14,9) | 0.399 | (23,16,2) | 0.257 | (23,16,6) | 0.029 | (23,12,6) | 0.022 | −13 | −8 | −16 |
| Pain in the right calf | (36,13,2) | 0.099 | (36,10,2) | 0.089 | (36,13,2) | 0.199 | (27,11,4) | 0.099 | (27,11,4) | 0.389 | (27,15,4) | 0.499 | −9 | −6 | −5 |
| Pain in the left ankle | (43,13,4) | 0.899 | (43,13,4) | 0.941 | (43,13,6) | 0.094 | (41,9,2) | 0.043 | (41,9,2) | 0.099 | (41,10,2) | 0.077 | −7 | −7 | −9 |
| Pain in the right ankle | (39,18,4) | 0.059 | (39,10,4) | 0.189 | (39,18,4) | 0.099 | (32,9,2) | 0.025 | (32,9,5) | 0.027 | (32,11,2) | 0.050 | −18 | −7 | −16 |
| Pain in the left leg | (21,16,7) | 0.326 | (21,10,7) | 0.043 | (21,16,7) | 0.055 | (21,13,0) | 0.066 | (21,13,4) | 0.053 | (21,11,0) | 0.035 | −11 | −1 | −12 |
| Pain in the right leg | (27,14,5) | 0.056 | (27,14,5) | 0.075 | (27,14,4) | 0.029 | (18,11,0) | 0.001 | (18,11,3) | 0.036 | (18,13,0) | 0.042 | −18 | −15 | −14 |
Note: sp, p, vp = slightly painful, painful, and very painful. PCD, process cement department; LD, loam department; BSD, black sand department.