Table 1 Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of musculoskeletal symptoms during the past 12 months among men and women
Symptoms: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal symptoms: | ||||||
Neck symptoms** | 725 | (33.5) | 31.5-35.5 | 747 | (48.3) | 45.8-50.7 |
Shoulder or upper arm symptoms* | 735 | (34.0) | 32.0-36.0 | 601 | (38.8) | 36.4-41.3 |
Elbow or forearm symptoms | 371 | (17.2) | 15.6-18.7 | 261 | (16.9) | 15.0-18.7 |
Wrist or hand symptoms** | 468 | (21.6) | 19.9-23.4 | 463 | (29.9) | 27.6-32.2 |
Upper back symptoms** | 451 | (20.9) | 19.1-22.6 | 503 | (32.5) | 30.2-34.8 |
Low back symptoms* | 1281 | (59.3) | 57.2-61.3 | 836 | (54.0) | 51.5-56.5 |
Hip or thigh symptoms | 360 | (16.7) | 15.1-18.2 | 278 | (18.0) | 16.0-19.9 |
Knee or lower leg symptoms | 611 | (28.3) | 26.4-30.2 | 410 | (26.5) | 24.3-28.7 |
Ankle or foot symptoms | 339 | (15.7) | 14.1-17.2 | 230 | (14.9) | 13.1-16.6 |
Musculoskeletal symptoms lasting at least 30 days: | ||||||
Neck symptoms** | 142 | (6.6) | 5.5-7.6 | 185 | (12.0) | 10.3-13.6 |
Shoulder or upper arm symptoms** | 197 | (9.1) | 7.9-10.3 | 202 | (13.0) | 11.4-14.7 |
Elbow or forearm symptoms | 128 | (5.9) | 4.9-6.9 | 112 | (7.2) | 5.9-8.5 |
Wrist or hand symptoms** | 130 | (6.0) | 5.0-7.0 | 154 | (9.9) | 8.5-11.4 |
Upper back symptoms** | 121 | (5.6) | 4.6-6.6 | 174 | (11.2) | 9.7-12.8 |
Low back symptoms | 352 | (16.3) | 14.7-17.8 | 264 | (17.1) | 15.2-18.9 |
Hip or thigh symptoms | 102 | (4.7) | 3.8-5.6 | 91 | (5.9) | 4.7-7.1 |
Knee or lower leg symptoms | 189 | (8.7) | 7.6-9.9 | 146 | (9.4) | 8.0-10.9 |
Ankle or foot symptoms | 109 | (5.0) | 4.1-6.0 | 89 | (5.7) | 4.6-6.9 |