Table 1 Neck/shoulder and elbow/hand pain in sonographers at baseline and follow-up
From: Neck and upper extremity pain in sonographers – a longitudinal study
Neck/shoulders | Elbows/hands | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain at baseline | Pain at follow-up | Pain at baseline | Pain at follow-up | |||
N | N (%) | N (%) | N | N (%) | N (%) | |
Participants at baseline | 289 | 169 (58) | 291 | 85 (30) | ||
Participants at follow-up | 205 | 125 (61) | 140 (68) | 208 | 63 (30) | 65 (31) |
Excluded at follow-up | 43 | 40 | ||||
Missing outcome data at follow-up | 4 | 2 (50) | 0 | – | ||
Retired or on parental leave | 12 | 7 (58) | 4 (33) | 12 | 3 (25) | 1 (8) |
No longer fulfilled inclusion criteriaa | 27 | 17 (63) | 13 (48) | 28 | 12 (43) | 6 (21) |
Non-responders | 41 | 16 (39) | 42 | 6 (14) | ||