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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample for the internal consistency and confirmatory factor analyses

From: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the revised Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire (MUEQ-Br revised): translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and structural validation

 

Total sample n = 386

Prevalence*total sample (95% CI)

Total female participants n = 216

Prevalence of women (95% CI) n = 216

Total male participants n = 170

Prevalence of men (95% CI)n = 170

Age

      

20–30

118

0.31 (0.26–0.35)

56

0.26 (0.21–0.32)

62

0.36 (0.30–0.44)

31–40

115

0.30 (0.25–0.35)

57

0.26 (0.21–0.33)

58

0.34 (0.27–0.42)

41–50

116

0.30 (0.26–0.35)

78

0.36 (0.30–0.43)

38

0.22 (0.17–0.29)

51–60

37

0.10 (0.07–0.13)

25

0.12 (0.08–0.17)

12

0.07 (0.04–0.12)

Years in current work position

      

1–5

170

0.44 (0.39–0.49)

36

0.17 (0.12–0.22)

40

0.24 (0.18–0.30)

6–10

74

0.19 (0.16–0.23)

44

0.20 (0.16–0.26)

50

0.29 (0.23–0.37)

11–15

48

0.12 (0.10–0.16)

42

0.19 (0.15–0.25)

35

0.21 (0.15–0.27)

>15

94

0.24 (0.20–0.29)

94

0.44 (0.37–0.50)

45

0.26 (0.20–0.34)

Years working with a computer

      

1–5

76

0.20 (0.16–0.24)

36

0.17 (0.12–0.22)

40

0.24 (0.18–0.30)

6–10

94

0.24 (0.20–0.29)

44

0.20 (0.16–0.26)

50

0.29 (0.23–0.37)

11–15

77

0.20 (0.16–0.24)

42

0.19 (0.15–0.25)

35

0.21 (0.15–0.27)

>15

139

0.36 (0.31–0.41)

94

0.44 (0.37–0.50)

45

0.26 (0.20–0.34)

Number of hours worked per day

      

6–8

361

0.94 (0.91–0.96)

200

0.93 (0.88–0.95)

161

0.95 (0.90–0.97)

>8

25

0.06 (0.04–0.09)

16

0.07 (0.05–0.12)

9

0.05 (0.03–0.10)

Number hours working with a computer per day

      

4–6

107

0.28 (0.23–0.32)

46

0.21 (0.16–0.27)

61

0.36 (0.29–0.43)

7–8

263

0.68 (0.63–0.73)

160

0.74 (0.68–0.79)

103

0.61 (0.53–0.68)

>8

16

0.04 (0.03–0.07)

10

0.05 (0.03–0.08)

6

0.04 (0.02–0.07)

  1. Note. “CI” = confidence interval and “n” = sample size.
  2. *Prevalence calculation: number of subjects in each interval/total sample size.