Research Article
Long-Term Prevalence and Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders among the Schoolteachers in Hail, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Distribution of musculoskeletal disorders in body regions (
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| Body region | Total number | % | Number of males | % | Number of females | % |
| Neck | 125 | 49.80 | 59 | 40.69 | 66 | 62.26 | Shoulders | 168 | 66.93 | 85 | 58.62 | 83 | 78.30 | Elbows | 45 | 17.93 | 22 | 15.17 | 23 | 21.70 | Wrist/hands | 99 | 39.44 | 40 | 27.59 | 59 | 55.66 | Upper back | 107 | 42.63 | 50 | 34.48 | 57 | 53.77 | Lower back | 183 | 72.91 | 104 | 71.72 | 79 | 74.53 | Hips/thighs/buttocks | 108 | 43.03 | 52 | 35.86 | 56 | 52.83 | Knees | 117 | 46.61 | 53 | 36.55 | 64 | 60.38 | Ankles/feet | 95 | 37.85 | 44 | 30.34 | 51 | 48.11 |
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