Table 4 Unadjusted (raw) prevalence of symptoms in the last 12 months
Body region by gender* | Risk category 1 (Reference) Employees in jobs with low MHO, < 10 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 2 Employees in jobs with MHO, 10 – 24 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 3 Employees in jobs with MHO, 25 – 49 points KIM-MHO | Risk category 4 Employees in jobs with MHO, ≥ 50 points KIM-MHO | All employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | n = 306 | n = 75 | n = 59 | n = 73 | n = 513 |
neck/cervical spine | 201/304 (66.1%) | 51/75 (68.0%) | 50/59 (84.7%) | 58/73 (79.5%) | 360/511 (70.5%) |
shoulder/upper arm | 64/306 (20.9%) | 13/75 (17.3%) | 16/59 (27.1%) | 24/73 (32.9%) | 117/513 (22.8%) |
elbow/forearm | 42/306 (13.7%) | 17/75 (22.7%) | 18/59 (30.5%) | 38/73 (52.1%) | 115/513 (22.4%) |
hand/wrist | 78/306 (25.5%) | 17/75 (22.7%) | 29/59 (49.2%) | 53/73 (72.6%) | 177/513 (34.5%) |
lower back/lumbar spine | 107/303 (35.3%) | 20/75 (26.7%) | 42/59 (71.2%) | 51/73 (69.9%) | 220/510 (43.1%) |
Men | n = 498 | n = 173 | n = 23 | n = 239 | n = 930 |
neck/cervical spine | 244/498 (49.0%) | 80/173 (46.2%) | 18/23 (78.3%) | 124/236 (52.5%) | 466/930 (50.1%) |
shoulder/upper arm | 60/498 (12.0%) | 29/173 (16.8%) | 6/23 (26.1%) | 54/236 (22.9%) | 149/930 (16.0%) |
elbow/forearm | 72/498 (14.5%) | 26/173 (15.0%) | 4/23 (17.4%) | 85/232 (36.6%) | 187/926 (20.2%) |
hand/wrist | 91/498 (18.3%) | 36/173 (20.8%) | 11/23 (47.8%) | 137/235 (58.3%) | 275/929 (29.6%) |
lower back/lumbar spine | 117/498 (23.5%) | 47/171 (27.5%) | 15/22 (68.2%) | 172/239 (72.0%) | 351/930 (37.7%) |