Table 3. The results of Fisher’s exact test with FRD method to examine the difference between the participant’s basic information and the nine body parts of discomfort.
| Characteristics | Neck | Shoulders | Upper back | Lower back | Elbows | Wrists/hands | Hips/thighs | Knees | Ankles/feet | |||||||||
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| n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | n | p/q | |
| Gender | 0.27 / 0.81 |
0.31 / 0.81 |
0.45 / 0.81 |
0.73 / 0.94 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.45 / 0.81 |
0.27 / 0.81 |
0.69 / 0.94 |
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| Male | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Female | 47 | 60 | 42 | 63 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 49 | 35 | |||||||||
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| Age | 1.00 / 1.00 |
0.84 / 1.00 |
0.83 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.84 / 1.00 |
0.66 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
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| <45 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||
| ≥45 | 37 | 49 | 33 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 39 | 28 | |||||||||
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| BMI | 1.00 / 1.00 |
0.87 / 1.00 |
0.86 / 1.00 |
0.41 / 1.00 |
0.61 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.71 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.57 / 1.00 |
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| <24 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 14 | |||||||||
| ≥24 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 22 | |||||||||
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| Education level | 0.52 / 0.83 |
0.81 / 0.83 |
0.76 / 0.83 |
0.56 / 0.83 |
0.77 / 0.83 |
0.60 / 0.83 |
0.83 / 0.83 |
0.41 / 0.83 |
0.60 / 0.83 |
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| Junior school (and below) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
| High school | 25 | 36 | 23 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 18 | |||||||||
| University (and above) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||
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| Marital status | 1.00 / 1.00 |
0.71 / 1.00 |
0.68 / 1.00 |
0.35 / 1.00 |
0.70 / 1.00 |
0.85 / 1.00 |
0.30 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
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| Single/divorced/separated | 12 | 47 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| Married /cohabiting | 36 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 37 | 27 | |||||||||
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| Dominant hand | 0.29 / 0.50 |
0.74 / 0.75 |
0.15 / 0.45 |
0.75 / 0.75 |
0.50 / 0.64 |
0.33 / 0.50 |
0.13 / 0.45 |
0.30 / 0.50 |
0.06 / 0.45 |
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| Left | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Right | 43 | 57 | 38 | 61 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 45 | 31 | |||||||||
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| Have children | 0.04* / 0.36 |
0.65 / 0.83 |
0.63 / 0.83 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.35 / 0.79 |
0.35 / 0.79 |
0.12 / 0.54 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.60 / 0.83 |
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| No | 44 | 59 | 41 | 64 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 48 | 34 | |||||||||
| Yes | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 2 | |||||||||
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| Main income earner | 0.72 / 0.93 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.03* / 0.27 |
1.00 / 1.00 |
0.49 / 0.88 |
0.73 / 0.93 |
0.45 / 0.88 |
0.22 / 0.88 |
0.44 / 0.88 |
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| No | 20 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yes | 28 | 38 | 20 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 20 | |||||||||
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| Weekly exercise frequency | 0.52 / 0.65 |
0.32 / 0.65 |
0.41 / 0.65 |
0.25 / 0.65 |
0.16 / 0.48 |
0.13 / 0.48 |
0.63 / 0.65 |
0.43 / 0.65 |
0.65 / 0.65 |
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| 0 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1–2 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||
| ≥3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
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| Number of years worked | 0.55 / 0.58 |
0.58 / 0.48 |
0.16 / 0.48 |
0.58 / 0.58 |
0.44 / 0.58 |
0.44 / 0.58 |
0.54 / 0.58 |
0.12 / 0.48 |
0.53 / 0.58 |
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| <3 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||
| ≥3 | 37 | 47 | 35 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 41 | 28 | |||||||||
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| Using protective gear | 0.73 / 0.87 |
0.51 / 0.87 |
0.86 / 0.87 |
0.19 / 0.57 |
0.87 / 0.87 |
0.49 / 0.87 |
0.72 / 0.87 |
0.12 / 0.57 |
0.85 / 0.87 |
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| No | 25 | 32 | 23 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 19 | |||||||||
| Yes | 23 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 17 | |||||||||
BMI: Body Mass Index; q: q value
* p<0.05