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Table 1 MSDs prevalence and health care seeking among HCP working in tertiary hospitals

From: Prevalence and associated factors of musculoskeletal disorders among Chinese healthcare professionals working in tertiary hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Regions

MSDs lasting for

Health care seeking

≥ 24 h

≥ 7 days

≥ 3 months

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Neck

7009 (47.6)

4256 (28.9)

705 (4.8)

4801 (32.6)

Upper back

2753 (18.7)

1524 (10.4)

159 (1.1)

1254 (8.5)

Lower back

10,721 (72.8)

7463 (50.7)

2106 (14.3)

8879 (60.3)

Shoulders

7662 (52.1)

5185 (35.2)

909 (6.2)

5721 (38.9)

Elbows

1276 (8.7)

516 (3.5)

29 (0.2)

512 (3.5)

Wrists/hands

4579 (31.1)

3504 (23.8)

472 (3.2)

3404 (23.1)

Hips/thighs

1783 (12.1)

983 (6.7)

98 (0.7)

953 (6.5)

Knees

9675 (65.7)

6311 (42.9)

1187 (8.1)

6873 (46.7)

Ankles/foots

3476 (23.6)

2218 (15.1)

275 (1.9)

1974 (13.4)

At any body region

13,421 (91.2)

8579 (58.3)

2516 (17.1)

10,051 (68.3)

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