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Table 3 Severity of shoulder WMSDs among participants in 15 industries

From: Shoulder work-related musculoskeletal disorders and related factors of workers in 15 industries of China: a cross-sectional study

Industry

Pain level, M(Q10, Q90)

Frequency of occurrence, N (%)

Cumulative duration of symptoms, N (%)

More than a week in every month

Less than a week in every month

More than a week but not in every month

Less than a week but not in every month

1 ~ 7 days

8 ~ 30 days

> 30 days, but not everyday

Almost every day

Animal husbandry

4 (2, 6)

6 (10.9)

10 (18.2)

24 (43.6)

15 (27.3)

14 (25.5)

24 (43.6)

14 (25.5)

3 (5.5)

Shipbuilding

4 (2, 7)

271 (23.8)

315 (27.7)

129 (11.3)

422 (37.1)

453 (39.8)

334 (29.4)

279 (24.5)

71 (6.2)

Electronic equipment manufacturing

5 (3, 7)

661 (24.7)

878 (32.8)

249 (9.3)

892 (33.3)

899 (33.5)

704 (26.3)

823 (30.7)

254 (9.5)

Furniture manufacturing

5 (2, 7)

275 (24.2)

285 (25.0)

134 (11.8)

444 (39.0)

562 (49.4)

233 (20.5)

249 (21.9)

94 (8.3)

Construction

5 (3, 7)

36 (14.5)

82 (33.1)

33 (13.3)

97 (39.1)

77 (31.0)

80 (32.3)

82 (33.1)

9 (3.6)

Coal mining and washing industry

5 (3, 8)

180 (35.4)

155 (30.5)

66 (13.0)

108 (21.2)

170 (33.4)

125 (24.6)

160 (31.4)

54 (10.6)

Aviation services

6 (4, 8)

120 (18.2)

251 (38.1)

62 (9.4)

225 (34.2)

200 (30.4)

199 (30.2)

219 (33.3)

40 (6.1)

Automobile 4S workplaces

5 (2, 7)

57 (24.9)

60 (26.2)

15 (6.6)

97 (42.4)

75 (32.8)

57 (24.9)

84 (36.7)

13 (5.7)

Automobile manufacturing

5 (3, 7)

1738 (25.7)

2050 (30.3)

652 (9.6)

2317 (34.3)

2461 (36.4)

1649 (24.4)

1895 (28.0)

752 (1.1)

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing

5 (3, 7)

27 (19.9)

53 (39.0)

13 (9.6)

43 (31.6)

26 (19.1)

34 (25.0)

67 (49.3)

9 (6.6)

Petrochemical industry

4 (1, 6)

4 (23.5)

2 (11.8)

1 (5.9)

10 (58.8)

8 (47.1)

5 (29.4)

3 (17.6)

1 (5.9)

Vegetable greenhouses

4 (3, 7)

11 (17.2)

20 (31.3)

15 (23.4)

18 (28.1)

7 (10.9)

22 (34.4)

30 (46.9)

5 (7.8)

Toy manufacturing

4 (4, 7)

50 (34.2)

45 (30.8)

11 (7.5)

40 (27.4)

52 (35.6)

34 (23.3)

39 (26.7)

21 (14.4)

Medical services

5 (3, 7)

951 (26.6)

1157 (32.4)

371 (10.4)

1092 (30.6)

1081 (30.3)

974 (27.3)

1161 (32.5)

355 (9.9)

Shoemaking

4 (2, 7)

598 (24.6)

671 (27.6)

269 (11.1)

896 (36.8)

873 (35.9)

623 (25.6)

671 (27.6)

267 (11.0)

Total

5 (3, 7)

4985 (25.2)

6034 (30.5)

2044 (10.3)

6716 (34.0)

6958 (35.2)

5097 (25.8)

5776 (29.2)

1948 (9.8)