Association of ergonomics risk factors among Iranian calico crafts-men and musculoskeletal discomforts: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 The relationship between demographic characteristics and the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders among the participants using pearson's product-moment correlation

Variable	Mean ± SD	Neck		Upper Arm Right		Low back		Forearm Right
Variable	Mean ± SD	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
Age	33.16 ± 10.64	0.257	0.205	0.137	0.402	0.102	0.572	0.072	0.860
BMI	23.97 ± 3.68	0.672	0.023^*	0.105	0.397	0.065	0.988	0.219	0.281
Working Experience years	15.9 ± 11.08	0.302	0.079	0.147	0.163	0.538	0.035^*	0.239	0.221
Average daily working hours	10.27 ± 1.28	0.195	0.180	0.086	0.698	0.137	0.350	0.078	0.857

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