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Table 6 Characteristics of the subgroup who took the medical examination compared to the total sample

From: Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: A cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations

 

n

Gender

Age (years)

Daily VDT work (hours)

Working hours per week

Actual symptoms (%)

      

Neck

Shoulder

Elbow/forearm

Hand/wrist

Total sample

1,065

684 men

39.9 (± 9.5)

5.1 (± 2.3)

40.9 (± 6.8)

14.5

11.5

3.5

4.5

Subgroup

82

45 men

43.6 (± 8.4)

5.8 (± 2.2)

40.6 (± 6.0)

43.9

31.7

13.4

13.4