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Table 1 Characteristics of participating office workers

From: Musculoskeletal symptoms and their associated risk factors among Saudi office workers: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number of participants (%)

Age (x̄, SD)

38.63 (8.5)

Gender

 Males

252 (55.9)

 Females

199 (44.1)

Marital status

 Single

95 (21.1)

 Married

347 (76.9)

 Divorced

9 (02.0)

Educational level

 High school

137 (30.38)

 Bachelor’s degree

234 (51.88)

 Higher education

80 (17.74)

BMI

 Normal weight

155 (34.4)

 Overweight

165 (36.6)

 Obese

131 (29.0)

Years of experience (x̄, SD)

11.95 (8.3)

Handedness

 Left

425 (94.2)

 Right

26 (05.8)

Chronic conditions

 No

341 (74.6)

 Yes

110 (24.4)

ROSA score

 Low risk

299 (66.3)

 High risk

152 (33.7)

Disabling musculoskeletal symptoms in the past 12 months

 Absent

215 (47.7)

 Present

236 (52.3)