From: The relation between body mass index and musculoskeletal symptoms in the working population
 | Total | ‘Normal’ weight | Overweight | Obese |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 43,221 | 24,025 | 14,905 | 4,291 |
Symptoms (overall) % | 51.6 | 50.0 | 52.3 | 57.6 |
Neck/Shoulder | 30.2 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 33.0 |
Upper Extremity | 20.0 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 26.2 |
Back | 24.0 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 26.0 |
Lower extremity | 24.5 | 21.4 | 26.7 | 34.3 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 54.2 | 48.0 | 64.4 | 53.4 |
Female | 45.8 | 52.0 | 35.6 | 46.6 |
Age (in years (sd)) | 40.3(12.1) | 37.9(12.3) | 43.1(11.2) | 43.7(10.9) |
Employment | ||||
Full time (> = 36 hrs/wk) | 56.5 | 51.8 | 63.7 | 57.0 |
Part time (<36Â hrs/wk) | 43.5 | 48.2 | 36.3 | 43.0 |
Physical workload: repetitive motions | ||||
Regular | 33.8 | 33.1 | 33.4 | 38.8 |
Occasional | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 21.2 |
None | 44.2 | 44.6 | 44.7 | 40.0 |
Physical workload: use of vibrating tools | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Regular | 9.5 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 |
Occasional | 9.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
None | 81.5 | 83.8 | 78.9 | 78.1 |
Physical workload: use of force | ||||
Regular | 19.2 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 20.6 |
Occasional | 22.5 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 24.9 |
None | 58.3 | 59.5 | 57.9 | 54.4 |
Physical workload: awkward position | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Regular | 10.6 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 |
Occasional | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 27.3 |
None | 63.5 | 64.4 | 62.8 | 60.9 |
Combined physical workload | ||||
high | 22.0 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 23.6 |
low | 78.0 | 78.3 | 78.1 | 76.4 |
Lifestyle-related factors | ||||
Physically acive (yes) | 52.5 | 54.8 | 50.3 | 47.5 |
Smoking (yes) | 27.6 | 28.1 | 26.9 | 27.0 |