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. 2022 Sep 6;3:964297. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2022.964297

Table 2.

Personal and psychological characteristics of restaurant wait staff in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 420).

Variables Category Frequency (n) Percent (%)
BMI <18.50 155 37
18.50–24.99 200 47.6
>25 65 15.4
Ergonomic training Yes 181 43.1
No 239 56.9
Knowledge of back ergonomics Yes 118 28.1
No 302 71.9
Habit of doing
regular exercise
Never exercise 166 39.5
Sometimes 180 42.9
Usually 74 17.6
Are you satisfied for being waiter Yes 314 74.8
No 106 25.2
Comfortable with daily activity Yes 334 79.5
No 86 20.5
Mental stressed being waiter Yes 142 33.8
No 278 66.2
Sleep disturbance Yes 99 23.6
No 321 76.4
Feeling senseless and little pleasure Yes 117 27.9
No 303 72.1
Fatigue because of daily workload during Yes 259 61.7
No 161 38.3
Satisfied with income Yes 179 42.6
No 241 57.4
Satisfied with work Very dissatisfied 158 37.6
Dissatisfied 80 19
Neutral 51 12.1
satisfied 122 29.0
Very satisfied 9 2.1