Table 2 Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of multisite musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) during the past 12 months among men and women
Multisite MS: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By genre* | 1366 | (63.2) | 61.1-65.2 | 1058 | (68.3) | 66.0-70.7 |
By age group (test for linear trend) §‡ | ||||||
16-29 years | 296 | (57.6) | 53.3-61.9 | 228 | (63.2) | 58.2-68.1 |
30-39 years | 413 | (63.5) | 59.8-67.2 | 268 | (62.5) | 57.9-67.1 |
40-49 years | 393 | (64.2) | 60.4-68.0 | 358 | (73.5) | 69.6-77.4 |
50-63 years | 259 | (68.3) | 63.7-73.0 | 204 | (75.6) | 70.4-80.7 |
By occupational category†| ||||||
Managers and professionals | 134 | (63.8) | 57.3-70.3 | 52 | (66.7) | 56.2-77.1 |
Associate professionals/technicians | 337 | (62.4) | 58.3-66.5 | 195 | (67.5) | 62.1-72.9 |
Employees | 113 | (60.1) | 53.1-67.1 | 523 | (65.5) | 62.2-68.8 |
Skilled and unskilled workers | 773 | (63.9) | 61.2-66.6 | 285 | (75.6) | 71.3-79.9 |
By economic activity | ||||||
Service industries | 664 | (61.6) | 58.7-64.5 | 726 | (66.4) | 63.6-69.2 |
Meat and manufacturing industries | 559 | (65.1) | 61.9-68.3 | 293 | (73.1) | 68.7-77.4 |
Construction | 123 | (65.1) | 58.3-71.9 | 16 | (64.0) | 45.2-82.8 |
Agriculture | 19 | (61.3) | 44.1-78.4 | 19 | (76.0) | 59.3-92.7 |