Table 3. Sociodemographic and behavioral data regarding musculoskeletal symptoms in the prior 12 months (n = 451) in municipalities in Southern Brazil.
| Average | Standard deviation | 95%CI | Median | Minimum | Maximum | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 3.68 | 2.168 | 3.41–3.96 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | < 0.001 |
| Male | 2.94 | 2.154 | 2.64–3.23 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Student’s t-test | ||||||||
| Education level | High school | - | - | - | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 0.027 |
| Technical Education | - | - | - | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Higher education | - | - | - | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Graduate studies | - | - | - | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Kruskal-Wallis test | ||||||||
| Smoking | Daily smoker | - | - | - | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0.397 |
| Occasional smoker | - | - | - | 4.00 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Former smoker | - | - | - | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Non-smoker | - | - | - | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Kruskal-Wallis test | ||||||||
| Practice of physical activity | Yes | 3.11 | 2.078 | 2.84–3.37 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 0.014 |
| No | 3.62 | 2.289 | 3.31–3.93 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Student’s t-test | ||||||||
| Using the computer outside of work | Yes | 3.23 | 2,173 | 2,91–3,56 | 3,00 | 0 | 9 | 0,392 |
| No | 3.42 | 2,204 | 3,15–3,68 | 3,00 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Student’s t-test | ||||||||
95%CI: 95% confidence interval.
Values with statistical significance are shown in bold.