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Table 3 Prevalence of WRMDs according to demographic characteristics.

From: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists

Characteristics

WRMD

No WRMD

Chi Statistics

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

 

Age Group (yrs)

     

   < 30

44

(93.6)

3

(6.4)

 

   > 30

71

(89.9)

8

(10.1)

0.52 (p = 0.536)

BMI Group

     

   18.5–24.9

88

(94.6)

5

(5.4)

 

   25.0–29.9

22

(84.6)

4

(15.4)

 

   > 30

5

(71.4)

2

(28.6)

6.22 (p = 0.045)*

Years of PT experience (yrs)

     

   1–5

43

(87.8)

6

(12.2)

 

   6–15

54

(94.7)

3

(5.3)

 

   > 16

18

(90.0)

2

(10.0)

1.67 (p = 0.436)

Gender

     

   Female

46

(100)

0

(0.0)

 

   Male

69

(86.3)

11

(13.8)

6.93 (p = 0.007)*

Work Status

     

   Full Time

111

(91.0)

11

(9.0)

 

   Part Time

4

(100.0)

0

(0.0)

0.39 (p = 1.000)

Work Setting

     

   Tertiary

47

(87.0)

7

(13.0)

 

   Secondary

67

(94.4)

4

(5.6)

2.05 (p = 0.205)

Ergonomic Training

     

   Yes

63

(96.9)

7

(13.0)

 

   No

44

(93.6)

3

(6.4)

0.69 (p = 0.648)

Postgraduate Training

     

   Yes

29

(90.6)

3

(9.4)

 

   No

86

(91.5)

8

(8.5)

0.02 (p = 1.000)

  1. WRMDs: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index
  3. PT: Physical Therapy
  4. *: indicates significance between group differences in the observed proportions for each variable.