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Table 4 Gender and age characteristics of shoulder WMSD 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

Gender, N. of cases/N. (%)

Age (years), N. of cases/N. (%)

Male

Female

p

< 25

25-

35-

45-

55-

p

Animal husbandry

30/157 (19.1)

25/90 (27.8)

0.079

2/6 (33.3)

34/148 (23.0)

10/60 (16.7)

9/26 (34.6)

0/7 (0)

0.211

Shipbuilding

899/2758 (32.6)

238/596 (40.0)

< 0.05

28/444 (6.3)

387/1545 (25.0)

367/831 (44.2)

300/428 (70.1)

55/105 (52.4)

< 0.05

Electronic equipment manufacturing

875/3787 (23.1)

1805/3993 (45.2)

< 0.05

102/1329 (7.7)

895/3727 (24.0)

923/1684 (54.8)

628/806 (77.9)

132/234 (56.4)

< 0.05

Furniture manufacturing

772/3126 (24.7)

366/1283 (28.5)

< 0.05

156/658 (23.7)

734/2352 (31.2)

209/989 (21.1)

32/310 (10.3)

7/100 (7.0)

< 0.05

Construction

213/1238 (17.2)

35/119 (29.4)

< 0.05

14/240 (5.8)

141/748 (18.9)

70/286 (24.5)

19/66 (28.8)

4/17 (23.5)

< 0.05

Coal mining and washing industry

484/1399 (34.6)

25/59 (42.2)

0.264

47/187 (25.1)

237/646 (46.6)

147/439 (33.5)

73/155 (47.1)

5/31 (16.1)

< 0.05

Aviation services

66/293 (22.5)

592/1021 (58.0)

< 0.05

79/165 (47.9)

315/660 (47.7)

204/373 (54.7)

52/100 (52)

8/16 (50)

0.277

Automobile 4S workplaces

173/545 (31.7)

56/59 (94.9)

< 0.05

29/95 (30.5)

116/350 (33.1)

74/134 (55.2)

9/21 (42.9)

1/4 (25.0)

< 0.05

Automobile manufacturing

6023/19306 (31.2)

734/1500 (48.9)

< 0.05

1050/4359 (24.1)

3227/10012 (32.2)

1963/4445 (44.2)

440/1446 (30.4)

77/544 (14.2)

< 0.05

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing

55/109 (50.5)

81/133 (60.9)

0.119

26/31 (83.9)

70/120 (58.3)

31/70 (44.3)

7/15 (46.7)

2/6 (33.3)

< 0.05

Petrochemical industry

13/142 (9.2)

4/6 (66.7)

< 0.05

0/7 (0)

9/84 (10.7)

3/38 (7.9)

4/15 (26.7)

1/4 (25.0)

0.235

Vegetable greenhouses

33/154 (21.4)

31/89 (34.8)

< 0.05

7/14 (50.0)

36/133 (27.1)

15/68 (22.1)

6/24 (25.0)

0/4 (0)

0.187

Toy manufacturing

43/109 (39.4)

103/205 (50.2)

0.075

8/8 (100)

62/127 (48.8)

60/127 (47.2)

15/42 (35.7)

1/10 (10.0)

< 0.05

Medical services

398/826 (48.2)

3173/5738 (55.3)

< 0.05

221/428 (51.6)

1440/2275 (63.3)

1090/2038 (53.5)

642/1527 (42.0)

178/296 (60.1)

< 0.05

Shoemaking

580/2206 (26.3)

1854/4704 (39.4)

< 0.05

69/342 (20.2)

1345/2526 (53.2)

587/2233 (26.3)

375/1655 (22.7)

58/154 (37.7)

< 0.05

Total

10,657 (29.5)

9122 (46.6)

< 0.05

1838 (22.1)

29,048 (35.5)

5753 (41.6)

2611 (39.3)

529 (34.5)

< 0.05