Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: The impact of multi-site musculoskeletal pain on work ability among health care providers
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) – mean (SD) | 33.9 (9.5) | |
Female | 186 | 73.2 |
BMI | ||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 20 | 7.9 |
18.5 – 24.99 kg/m2 | 165 | 65.2 |
≥25 kg/m2 | 68 | 26.9 |
Occupation | ||
Physician | 59 | 23.2 |
Pharmacist | 52 | 20.5 |
Nurse | 73 | 28.7 |
Dentist | 27 | 10.6 |
Medical technician | 30 | 11.8 |
Physical and occupational therapist | 13 | 5.1 |
No stress problem | 122 | 48.0 |
Satisfied in workload | 148 | 58.3 |
Satisfied in payment | 76 | 29.9 |
Satisfied in rest time | 109 | 42.9 |
Satisfied in teamwork | 165 | 65.0 |
Satisfied in working environment | 141 | 55.5 |
Neck pain | 63 | 24.8 |
Upper extremities pain | 45 | 17.8 |
Low back pain | 67 | 26.6 |
Lower extremities pain | 72 | 28.3 |
Number of pain sites | ||
No pain | 136 | 53.5 |
Few pain sites | 79 | 31.1 |
Many pain sites | 39 | 15.4 |