Table 1 Description of the predictor variables
From: Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors in canadian university students
Sociodemographic data | Year 2018 (n = 298) | Year 2019 (n = 173) | Year 2020 (n = 131) | Year 2021 (n = 76) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (in years) | 21.9 ± 3.8 | 22.9 ± 3.9 | 23.8 ± 3.4 | 24.6 ± 3.5 | |
Sex (Female) | 209 (70.1%) | 120 (69.4%) | 88 (67.1%) | 54 (71.1%) | |
Hours of part-time work per week | 5.2 ± 9.3 | 2.3 ± 9.3 | 3.8 ± 6.6 | 4.4 ± 8.6 | |
Year of study (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)* | |||||
0 | 65 (21.8%) | 6 (3.5%) | 1 (0.76%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
1 | 73 (24.5%) | 48 (27.7%) | 6 (4.6%) | 5 (6.6%) | |
2 | 49 (16.4%) | 51 (28.5%) | 44 (33.6%) | 3 (3.9%) | |
3 | 62 (20.8%) | 37 (21.4%) | 36 (27.5%) | 17 (22.4%) | |
4 | 33 (11.1%) | 18 (10.4%) | 24 (18.3%) | 23 (30.3%) | |
> 5 | 12 (4.0%) | 11 (6.3%) | 19 (14.5%) | 21 (27.6%) | |
Type of study program | |||||
Healthcare | 142 (47.7%) | 91 (52.6%) | 72 (55.0%) | 42 (55.3%) | |
Non-healthcare | 153 (51.3%) | 80 (46.2%) | 59 (45.0%) | 34 (44.7%) | |
Habits | |||||
Regular exercise (Yes) | 156 (52.3%) | 86 (49.7%) | 55 (42.0%) | 30 (39.5%) | |
Average hours of sleep over the last week | 6.8 ± 1.5 | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 7.1 ± 1.4 | 6.7 ± 1.0 | |
h of computer usage per day | 5.8 ± 3.2 | 5.6 ± 2.8 | 6.0 ± 3.1 | 5.8 ± 2.9 | |
h of cellphone usage per day | 3.2 ± 2.6 | 3.2 ± 2.2 | 3.8 ± 2.7 | 3.4 ± 1.9 | |
Psychological factors | |||||
Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale DASS-14 (14–30) | 24.5 ± 7.8 | 22.1 ± 6.9 | 22.7 ± 7.4 | 20.4 ± 6.7 | |
Total pressure score from family, peer, and studies (1–30) | 15.3 ± 6.0 | 14.5 ± 6.2 | 14.8 ± 5.9 | 13.4 ± 6.0 | |