Research Article
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Associated Risk Factors among Pakistani Dental Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Site of musculoskeletal pain and its association with sociodemographic characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Site of pain and discomfort (%) | value | | Neck/upper back | Lower back | Shoulder | Hand/wrist/fingers | Forearms/elbow | | 111 (21.3) | 268 (51.3) | 92 (17.6) | 33 (6.3) | 18 (3.4) | 0.001 |
| | Age mean (SD) | 36.3 (9.55) | 39.5 (10.6) | 32.7 (6.97) | 33.8 (8.30) | 32.6 (9.10) | 0.001 | | Gender | | | | | | | | Male | 58 (20.6) | 144 (51.1) | 50 (17.7) | 15 (5.3) | 15 (5.3) | 0.118 | | Female | 53 (22.1) | 124 (51.7) | 42 (17.5) | 18 (7.5) | 3 (1.3) | | Weight | | | | | | | | 40-50 | 1 (0.9) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (3.0) | 0 | 0.001 | | 51-60 | 9 (8.1) | 18 (6.7) | 22 (23.9) | 2 (6.1) | 0 | | 61-70 | 18 (16.2) | 42 (15.7) | 6 (6.5) | 5 (15.2) | 1 (5.5) | | 71-80 | 20 (18.0) | 68 (25.4) | 31 (33.7) | 3 (9.1) | 4 (22.2) | | 81-90 | 42 (37.8) | 117 (43.7) | 22 (23.9) | 19 (57.5) | 10 (55.5) | | 91-100 | 21 (18.9) | 21 (7.8) | 9 (9.8) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (16.7) | | Height | | | | | | | | 51-60 | 19 (17.1) | 33 (12.3) | 6 (6.5) | 2 (6.1) | 0 | 0.001 | | 61-70 | 71 (64.0) | 212 (79.1) | 77 (83.7) | 29 (87.9) | 10 (55.6) | | >71 | 21 (18.9) | 23 (8.6) | 9 (9.8) | 2 (6.1) | 8 (44.4) | | Year of graduation | | | | | | | | 1980-1990 | 13 (11.7) | 41 (15.3) | 3 (3.3) | 2 (6.1) | 1 (5.5) | 0.001 | | 1991-2000 | 11 (9.9) | 57 (21.3) | 4 (4.3) | 1 (3.0) | 2 (11.1) | | 2001-2010 | 56 (50.5) | 79 (29.5) | 31 (33.7) | 13 (39.4) | 4 (22.2) | | 2011-2020 | 31 (27.9) | 91 (34.0) | 54 (58.7) | 17 (51.5) | 1.1 (61.1) | | Designation | | | | | | | | House officers/PG | 7 (6.3) | 14 (5.2) | 12 (13.0) | 3 (9.1) | 0 | 0.001 | | Demonstrator/lecturer/registrar | 7 (6.3) | 27 (10.1) | 27 (29.3) | 2 (6.1) | 3 (16.7) | | Senior lecturer/senior registrar | 44 (39.6) | 61 (22.8) | 18 (19.6) | 21 (63.6) | 3 (16.7) | | Senior faculty (AP, assoc. prof, prof.) | 40 (36.0) | 139 (51.9) | 26 (28.3) | 5 (15.2) | 6 (33.3) | | Private practitioner | 13 (11.7) | 27 (10.1) | 9 (9.8) | 2 (6.1) | 6 (33.3) | | Working hours per week | | | | | | | | 11-20 | 8 (7.2) | 18 (6.7) | 12 (13.0) | 3 (9.1) | 7 (38.9)] | 0.001 | | 21-30 | 36 (32.4) | 50 (18.7) | 52 (56.5) | 6 (18.2) | 3 (16.7) | | 31-40 | 55 (49.5) | 157 (58.6) | 25 (27.2) | 23 (69.7) | 7 (38.9) | | >41 | 12 (10.8) | 43 (16.0) | 3 (3.3) | 1 (3.0) | 1 (5.6) |
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