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Table 4 Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints during the past 7 days and diagnoses in the neck and right upper limb

From: Work-related neck and upper limb disorders – quantitative exposure–response relationships adjusted for personal characteristics and psychosocial conditions

 

Men

Women

 

All

N (%)

≤41

years

N (%)

> 41

years

N (%)

N (%)

≤43

years

N (%)

> 43

years

N (%)

Complaints

N = 1105

N = 544

N = 561

N = 4727

N = 2325

N = 2402

 Neck/shoulder

334 (30)aaa

145 (27)b

189 (34)b

2137 (45)aaa

1059 (46)

1078 (45)

 Elbow/hand

211 (19)aaa

99 (18)

112 (20)

1285 (27)aaa

508 (22)bbb

777 (32)bbb

Diagnoses

N = 920

N = 484

N = 436

N = 2366

N = 1248

N = 1118

 Tension neck syndrome

50 (5)aaa

25 (5)

25 (6)

383 (16)aaa

218 (18)

165 (15)

 Rotator cuff tendonitis

44 (5)aa

11 (2)bbb

33 (8) bbb

185 (8)aa

85 (7)

100 (9)

 Acromioclavicular syndrome

29 (3)aa

10 (2)

19 (4)

141 (6)aa

55 (4)bb

86 (8)bb

 Carpal tunnel syndrome

18 (2)a

11 (2)

7 (2)

87 (4)a

36 (3)b

51 (5)b

  1. aMen vs. women, ap < 0.05, aap < 0.01, aaap < 0.001
  2. bYounger vs. older, bp < 0.05, bbp < 0.01, bbbp < 0.001
  3. Differences between men and women, as well as between younger and older participants, were calculated using Poisson regression