Table 4 Prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of musculoskeletal symptoms in various anatomical regions during the past 12 months among men and women
Symptoms: n (%) CI | Men (N = 2,162) | Women (N = 1,548) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal symptoms: | ||||||
Axial | 1395 | (64.5) | 62.5-66.5 | 996 | (64.3) | 62.0-66.7 |
Upper limb (with neck) | 1310 | (60.6) | 58.5-62.7 | 1067 | (68.9) | 66.6-71.2 |
Lower limb | 942 | (43.6) | 41.5-45.7 | 623 | (40.2) | 37.8-42.7 |
Musculoskeletal symptoms lasting at least 30 days: | ||||||
Axial | 383 | (17.7) | 16.1-19.3 | 335 | (21.6) | 19.6-23.7 |
Upper limb (with neck) | 378 | (17.5) | 15.9-19.1 | 362 | (23.4) | 21.3-25.5 |
Lower limb | 322 | (14.9) | 13.4-16.4 | 229 | (14.8) | 13.0-16.6 |