Body regions by gender* | Risk category 1 (Reference) Employees in jobs with low MHO, < 10 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 2 Employees in jobs with MHO, 10 – 24 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 3 Employees in jobs with MHO, 25 – 49 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 4 Employees in jobs with MHO, ≥ 50 points KIM-MHO | All employees |
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Women | n = 306 | n = 75 | n = 59 | n = 73 | n = 513 |
neck/cervical spine | 29.7% (24.9% – 35.4%) | 23.9% (15.9% – 36.0%) | 43.4% (32.4% – 58.1%) | 52.0% (41.3% – 65.5%) | 35.6% (30.7% – 41.2%) |
shoulder/upper arm | 19.9% (15.8% – 25.1%) | 19.5% (12.4% – 30.9%) | 35.6% (25.3% – 50.2%) | 38.0% (28.4% – 50.8%) | 27.0% (22.6% – 32.1%) |
elbow/forearm | 4.3% (2.5% – 7.4%) | 2.7% (0.7% – 10.8%) | 14.1% (7.9% – 25.0%) | 19.3% (12.4% – 29.9%) | 7.5% (5.0% – 11.3%) |
hand/wrist | 8.0% (5.4% – 11.8%) | 4.2% (1.4% – 12.5%) | 23.8% (15.5% – 36.7%) | 33.7% (24.1% – 47.1%) | 12.8% (9.3% – 17.7%) |
lower back/lumbar spine | 13.8% (10.4% – 18.4%) | 11.3% (5.9% – 21.8%) | 35.1% (24.6% – 50.2%) | 30.6% (21.5% – 43.6%) | 20.2% (16.2% – 25.2%) |
Men | n = 498 | n = 173 | n = 23 | n = 239 | n = 933 |
neck/ cervical spine | 16.5% (13.5% – 20.2%) | 12.9% (8.7% – 19.0%) | 16.7% (6.8% – 40.9%) | 20.2% (15.5% – 26.4%) | 16.4% (12.6% – 21.2%) |
shoulder/upper arm | 12.6% (9.9% – 15.9%) | 9.8% (6.3% – 15.3%) | 28.6% (15.5% – 53.0%) | 23.6% (18.5% – 30.2%) | 17.0% (13.8% – 21.0%) |
elbow/forearm | 5.1% (3.6% – 7.4%) | 4.6% (2.4% – 8.8%) | 12.1% (4.1% – 36.1%) | 17.1% (12.5% – 23.4%) | 8.3% (5.9% – 11.8%) |
hand/wrist | 5.5% (3.8% – 8.0%) | 6.4% (3.6% – 11.3%) | 30.8% (16.8% – 56.3%) | 30.4% (24.6% – 37.7%) | 13.5% (10.7% – 17.0%) |
lower back/lumbar spine | 6.8% (4.9% – 9.5%) | 10.9% (7.1% – 16.6%) | 33.4% (19.0% – 58.6%) | 32.2% (26.2% – 39.7%) | 16.8% (13.7% – 20.6%) |