Research Article
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Associated Risk Factors among Pakistani Dental Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Intensity and frequency of musculoskeletal pain and its association with sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Intensity of MS pain | Frequency of MS pain | Mild
(%)
171 (28.3) | Moderate
(%)
169 (28.0) | Severe
(%)
182 (30.1) | Rarely
(%)
242 (40.1) | Occasionally
(%)
127 (21.0) | Often
(%)
129 (21.4) | Always
(%)
24 (4.0) |
| | Age mean (SD) | 29.1 (3.86) | 33.9 (6.90) | 182 (47.3) | 29.7 (3.44) | 38.8 (7.63) | 45.7 (8.71) | 55.0 (8.84) | | value | 0.001 | 0.001 | | Gender | | | | | | | | | Male | 94 (55.0) | 57 (33.7) | 131 72.0) | 114 (47.1) | 75 (59.1) | 78 (60.5) | 15 (62.5) | | Female | 77 (45.0) | 112 (66.3) | 51 (28.0) | 128 (52.9) | 52 (40.9) | 51 (39.5) | 9 (37.5) | | value | 0.001 | 0.032 | | Weight | | | | | | | | | 40-50 | 0 | 6 (3.6) | 0 | 6 (2.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 51-60 | 26 (15.2) | 25 (14.8) | 0 | 50 (20.7) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | | 61-70 | 36 (21.1) | 36 (21.3) | 0 | 54 (22.3) | 12 (9.4) | 6 (4.7) | 0 | | 71-80 | 51 (29.8) | 42 (24.9) | 33 (18.1) | 51 (21.1) | 30 (23.6) | 42 (32.6) | 3 (12.5) | | 81-90 | 52 (30.4) | 18 (10.7) | 140 (76.9) | 57 (23.6) | 69 (54.3) | 72 (55.8) | 12 (50.0) | | 91-100 | 6 (3.5) | 42 (24.9) | 9 (4.9) | 24 (9.9) | 15 (11.8) | 9 (7.0) | 9 (37.5) | | value | 0.001 | 0.001 | | Height | | | | | | | | | 51-60 | 12 (7.0) | 27 (16.0) | 21 (11.5) | 18 (7.4) | 6 (4.7) | 33 (25.6) | 3 (12.5) | | 61-70 | 147 (86.0) | 97 (57.4) | 155 85.2) | 194 (80.2) | 100 (78.7) | 87 (67.4) | 18 (75.0) | | >71 | 12 (7.0) | 45 (26.6) | 6 (3.3) | 30 (12.4) | 21 (16.5) | 9 (7.0) | 3 (12.5) | | value | 0.001 | 0.001 | | Year of graduation | | | | | | | | | 1980-1990 | 0 | 9 (5.3) | 51 (28.0) | 0 | 6 (4.7) | 36 (27.9) | 18 (75.0) | | 1991-2000 | 13 (7.6) | 0 | 62 (34.1) | 12 (5.0) | 45 (35.4) | 18 (14.0) | 0 | | 2001-2010 | 39 (22.8) | 75 (69) | 69 (37.9) | 63 (26.0) | 39 (30.7) | 75 (58.1) | 6 (25.0) | | 2011-2020 | 119 (69.6) | 85 (50.3) | 0 | 167 (69.0) | 37 (29.1) | 0 | 0 | | value | 0.001 | 0.001 | | Designation | | | | | | | | | House officers/PG | 35 (20.5) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 35 (14.5) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | | Demo./lect./registrar | 54 (31.6) | 12 (7.1) | 0 | 54 (22.3) | 12 (9.4) | 0 | 0 | | Sen. lect./sen. registrar | 51 (29.8) | 96 (56.8) | 0 | 108 (44.6) | 39 (30.7) | 0 | 0 | | Sen. faculty (AP, prof.) | 13 (7.6) | 36 (21.3) | 167 (91.8) | 12 (5.0) | 69 (54.3) | 126 (97.7) | 9 (37.5) | | Private practitioner | 18 (10.5) | 24 (14.2) | 15 (8.2) | 33 (13.6) | 6 (4.7) | 3 (2.3) | 15 (62.5) | | value | 0.001 | | | Working hours per week | | | | | | | | | 11-20 | 41 (24.0) | 7 (4.1) | 0 | 41 (16.9) | 7 (5.5) | 0 | 0 | | 21-30 | 90 (52.6) | 57 (33.7) | 0 | 120 (49.6) | 12 (9.4) | 15 (11.6) | 0 | | 31-40 | 39 (22.8) | 96 (56.8) | 132 (72.5) | 81 (33.5) | 78 (61.4) | 102 (79.1) | 6 (25.0) | | >41 | 1 (0.6) | 9 (5.3) | 50 (27.5) | 0 | 30 (23.6) | 12 (9.3) | 18 (75.0) | | value | 0.001 | 0.001 |
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