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Table 1 Demographics of dairy farmers and employed dairy farm workers

From: Work-related musculoskeletal discomfort of dairy farmers and employed workers

Demographics

Dairy Farmers

Employed Dairy Farm Workers

 

Male and female

Male

Female

Male and female

Male

Female

Employment [a]

66 (64)

  

37 (36)

  

Gender [a]

 

41 (62)

25 (38)

 

19 (51)

18 (49)

Age (years) [b]

47 (10)*

47 (10)*

46 (10)

34 (8)

35 (9)

33 (8)

Height (cm) [b]

175 (9)

179 (6)

167 (7)

178 (10)

186 (6)

170 (7)

Weight (kg) [b]

79 (14)

85 (12)

69 (12)

80 (14)

88 (11)

71 (10)

Smoking (yes) [a]

3 (5)

1 (2)

2 (8)

6 (16) [c1]

5 (26) [d2]

1 (6)

Taking physical exercise regularly (at least 2 hours per week) (yes) [a]

18 (27)

7 (17)

11 (44) [f1]

15 (41)

4 (21)

11 (61) [f1]

Having chronic health problem (e.g. diabetes, allergy, asthma), (yes) [a]

3 (5)

1 (2)

2 (8)

8 (22) [c2]

2 (11)

6 (33) [e1]

History of work-related injury during last 12 months (yes) [a]

6 (9)

5 (12)

1 (4)

5 (14)

1 (5)

4 (22)

Time per week spent working with cows (h) [b]

39 (15)*

40 (17)

36 (12)

34 (12)

35 (12)

34 (12)

Time per week spent milking (h) [b]

19 (12)

19 (12)

20 (11)

17 (8)

15 (8)

19 (8)

Work experience with dairy cattle (years) [b]

22 (11)

25 (12)

19 (9)

12 (8)

14 (9)

10 (7)

Dairy herd size [b]

82 (36–153)

83 (44–153)

80 (36–148)

119 (56–278)

115 (65–278)

123 (56–278)

  1. Descriptive values [number (n), per cent (%), mean and standard deviation (SD)] are listed according to employment and gender.
  2. [a] Number (percentage).
  3. [b] Mean (SD or min; max).
  4. [c] Denotes significant difference between farmers and workers.
  5. [d] Denotes significant difference between males.
  6. [e] Denotes significant difference between females.
  7. [f] Denotes significant difference between males and females within the employment groups (farmers and workers).
  8. 1) Denotes significance level p < 0.05; 2) denotes significance level p < 0.01.
  9. * One missing value.