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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and work-related attributes of the HCPs

From: Musculoskeletal disorders among doctors and nursing officers : an occupational hazard of overstrained healthcare delivery system in western Rajasthan, India

Variables

Doctor (n = 120)

NOs (n = 190)

Total (n = 310)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Age group (years)

< 30

22 (18.3)

92 (48.4)

114(36.7)

30–39

80 (66.7)

96 (50.5)

176(56.7)

≥ 40–49

18 (15.0)

2 (1.1)

20(6.4)

Mean ± SD

34.35 ± 5.7

29.9 ± 3.3

31.63 ± 4.9

Sex

Male

78 (65.0)

142 (74.7)

220(71.0)

Female

42 (35.0)

48 (25.3)

90(29.0)

Marital status

Unmarried

27 (22.5)

47 (24.7)

74(23.8)

Ever Married

93 (77.5)

143 (75.3)

236(76.1)

Addictions

Smoking

9 (7.5)

4 (2.1)

13(4.1)

Alcohol

11 (9.2)

7 (3.7)

18(5.8)

Body mass index

< 18.5

3(2.5)

4 (2.1)

7(2.2)

18.5–22.9

31 (25.8)

54 (28.4)

85(27.4)

23-24.9

26 (21.6)

59 (31.0)

85(27.4)

> 25

60 (50.0)

73 (38.4)

133(43.0)

Mean ± SD

25.3 ± 4.2

24.3 ± 3.1

24.7 ± 3.6

Years of experience

< 5

60 (50.0)

44 (23.1)

104(33.5)

5–9

31 (25.8)

112 (58.9)

143(46.0)

10–14

17 (14.2)

31 (16.3)

48(15.5)

≥ 15

12 (10.0)

3 (1.5)

15(5.0)

Mean ± SD

6.8 ± 5.8

6.8 ± 3

6.82 ± 4.3

Working hours per week

≤ 48 h

68 (56.7)

163 (85.8)

231(74.5)

> 48 h

52 (43.3)

27 (14.2)

79(25.4)

Mean ± SD

53.7 ± 16.8

44.0 ± 8.5

47.5 ± 13.7

Physical Activity

High

23 (19.2)

63 (33.2)

86 (27.7)

Moderate

87 (72.5)

105 (55.3)

192 (61.9)

Low

10 (8.3)

22 (11.6)

32 (10.3)