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) | Â | Â | 37 (36) | Â | Â |
Gender [a] | Â | 41 (62) | 25 (38) | Â | 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) |