Table 1 Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in air force and deployed soldiers

p-value

27.7

(21.5–35)

10.8

(7.1–16.1)

<.01

31.3

(24.8–38.7)

12.4

(8.4–18)

<.01

38

(30.9–45.5)

22.2

(16.8–28.7)

<.01

24.1

(18.2–31.1)

12.5

(8.5–18.1)

.01

8.4

(5.1–13.7)

7.1

(4.2–11.7)

.69

7.8

(4.6–12.9)

5.4

(3–9.7)

.40

10.2

(6.5–15.8)

4.9

(2.6–9.1)

.07

21.1

(15.6–27.9)

22.2

(16.8–28.7)

.90

6.6

(3.7–11.5)

10.3

(6.7–15.5)

.26

11.5

(7.5–17.2)

16.8

(12.1–22.8)

.17

80.7

(74.1–86)

71.9

(65–77.9)

.06

54.8

(47.2–62.2)

26.1

(20.3–32.9)

<.01

34.9

(28.1–42.5)

44.3

(37.3–51.5)

.08

14.5

(9.9–20.6)

5.6

(3.4–10.3)

.01

12.1

(7.9–17.9)

7.6

(4.6–12.3)

.20

18.7

(13.5–25.3)

7.1

(4.2–11.7)

<.01

13.9

(9.4–19.9)

6.5

(3.8–11.1)

.03

4.8

(2.5–9.2)

3.3

(1.5–6.9)

.59

3.6

(1.7–7.7)

3.8

(1.9–7.6)

1.00

6.0

(3.3–10.7)

3.3

(1.5–7)

.31

13.9

(9.4–19.9)

10.3

(6.7–15.6)

.33

4.2

(2.1–8.5)

5.4

(3–9.7)

.63

8.4

(5.1–13.7)

8.7

(5.4–13.6)

1.00

53.6

(46–61)

40

(33.2–47.2)

.01

31.3

(24.8–38.7)

13.6

(9.4–19.3)

<.01

25.3

(19.3–32.4)

23.5

(17.9–30.2)

.71