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Table 1 Description of individual characteristics of the nursing aides (n = 244)

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for different measures of low back pain among female nursing aides in Taiwanese nursing homes

 

n

%

Education level, lowera

120

49.2

Married or Cohabiting

218

89.3

Have preschool children

51

20.9

Smoking, ever

14

5.7

Exercise in leisure timeb

129

52.9

 

Mean

SDc

Age (years)

43.3

7.9

Duration of employment in current work (years)

6.1

4.1

Work hours in one week

47.3

4.6

Height (cm)

157.4

4.9

Weight (kg)

59.3

9.4

BMI (kg/m2)

24.0

3.6

  1. a Lower than high school
  2. b Exercise more than 2 hours per week, like walking, cycling, dancing
  3. c SD, standard deviation