From: Development of a risk score for low back pain in office workers - a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | N (%) | Mean ± SD |
---|---|---|
Gender (n = 397) | Â | Â |
   Male | 65 (16.4) |  |
   Female | 332 (83.6) |  |
Age(years) (n = 396) |  | 41.5 ± 9.7 |
Body mass index (Kg/m 2 ) (n = 395) |  | 23.9 ± 4.6 |
Level of education (n = 386) | Â | Â |
   Primary school | 11 (2.8) |  |
   Secondary school | 16 (4.1) |  |
   College | 41 (10.6) |  |
   Bachelor's degree | 209 (54.1) |  |
   Higher than Bachelor's degree | 109 (28.2) |  |
Years of work experience (years) (n = 362) |  | 14.9 ± 9.0 |
Weekly working days (days per week) (n = 363) |  | 5.1 ± 0.6 |
Daily working hours (hours per day) (n = 372) |  | 8.0 ± 1.3 |
Quality of life measured by the WHOQOL-BREF-Thai (n = 391) |  | 25.7 ± 3.5 |
   Poor | 4 (1.0) |  |
   Fair | 225 (57.5) |  |
   Good | 162 (41.4) |  |
Stress level measured by the Suanprung stress test (n = 391) |  | 42.8 ± 17.3 |
   Low | 62 (15.9) |  |
   Medium | 131 (33.5) |  |
   High | 149 (38.1) |  |
   Extremely high | 49 (12.5) |  |