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. 2021 Apr 30;3(18):383–389. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.104

Table 3. Analysis of pain scores of WMSDs with different demographic characteristics in China, 2018–2020.

Characteristic Neck Shoulders Upper back Lower back Elbows Wrists/Hands Hips/Thighs Knees Ankles/Feet
M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2 M (Q10, Q90) Z/χ2
Abbreviations: WMSDs=work-related musculoskeletal disorders; BMI=body mass index.
* P<0.05.
** P<0.01.
Gender
Male 0(0, 6) −40.5** 0(0, 6) −37.8** 0(0, 5) −16.9** 0(0, 6) −15.8** 0(0, 2) −0.7 0(0, 5) −6.0** 0(0, 5) −10.6** 0(0, 5) −9.1 0(0, 6) −10.9**
Female 3(0, 7) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 3) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
Age (years)
<25 0(0, 6) 888.4** 0(0, 5) 619.5** 0(0, 5) 287.3** 0(0, 5) 684.8** 0(0, 0) 97.7** 0(0, 5) 38.3** 0(0, 4) 152.5** 0(0, 4) 182.4** 0(0, 6) 262.3**
25− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 2) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6)
35− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
45− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4)
55− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 1) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4)
Working age (years)
<2 0(0, 6) 1740.3** 0(0, 5) 1225.6** 0(0, 5) 667.1** 0(0, 5) 1300.8** 0(0, 0) 86.9** 0(0, 5) 36.5** 0(0, 4) 343.5** 0(0, 4) 664.9** 0(0, 5) 102.2**
2− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 3) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
4− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 2) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
6− 0(0, 7) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 3) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6)
8− 2(0, 7) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6)
BMI
<18.5 0(0, 6) 6.4* 0(0, 6) 10.3** 0(0, 5) 15.5* 0(0, 6) 76.6** 0(0, 1) 8.4 0(0, 5) 2.5 0(0, 5) 3.6 0(0, 5) 49.2** 0(0, 5) 49.7**
18.5− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 3) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
25− 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6 0(0, 6) 0(0, 3) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6)
Smoking
No 0(0, 6) 421.9** 0(0, 6) 327.2** 0(0, 5) 102.3** 0(0, 6) 214.1** 0(0, 2) 38.3** 0(0, 5) 53.0** 0(0, 5) 62.9** 0(0, 5) 104.9** 0(0, 5) 268.6**
Occasionally 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 2) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
Frequently 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6)
Sporting
No 0(0, 7) 26.6** 0(0, 6) 39.8** 0(0, 6) 56.7** 0(0, 6) 128.5** 0(0, 3) 10.9** 0(0, 5) 84.4** 0(0, 5) 41.5** 0(0, 5) 28.4** 0(0, 6) 72.0**
Occasionally 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 2) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)
Frequently 0(0, 6) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 6) 0(0, 1) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 4) 0(0, 5) 0(0, 5)