Table 3 Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of multisite musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) lasting at least 30 days during the past 12 months among men and women
Multisite MS: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By genre** | 370 | (17.1) | 15.5-18.7 | 346 | (22.4) | 20.3-24.4 |
By age group (test for linear trend) §§‡ | ||||||
16-29 years | 48 | (9.3) | 6.8-11.9 | 43 | (11.9) | 8.6-15.3 |
30-39 years | 97 | (14.9) | 12.2-17.7 | 72 | (16.8) | 13.2-20.3 |
40-49 years | 130 | (21.2) | 18.0-24.5 | 132 | (27.1) | 23.2-31.1 |
50-63 years | 93 | (24.5) | 20.2-28.9 | 99 | (36.7) | 30.9-42.4 |
By occupational category§ | ||||||
Managers and professionals | 22 | (10.5) | 6.3-14.6 | 19 | (24.4) | 14.8-33.9 |
Associate professionals/technicians | 86 | (15.9) | 12.8-19.0 | 54 | (18.7) | 14.2-23.2 |
Employees | 30 | (16.0) | 10.7-21.2 | 170 | (21.3) | 18.5-24.1 |
Skilled and unskilled workers | 232 | (19.2) | 17.0-21.4 | 102 | (27.1) | 22.6-31.5 |
By economic activity†| ||||||
Service industries | 170 | (15.8) | 13.6-17.9 | 228 | (20.9) | 18.5-23.3 |
Meat and manufacturing industries | 160 | (18.6) | 16.0-21.2 | 108 | (27.0) | 22.6-31.3 |
Construction | 34 | (18.0) | 12.5-23.5 | 2 | (8.0) | 1.0-26.0# |
Agriculture | 5 | (16.1) | 3.2-29.1 | 6 | (24.0) | 7.3-40.7 |