Table 2 Summary of number of pain sites in all four years
From: Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors in canadian university students
Year 2018 (n = 298) | Year 2019 (n = 173) | Year 2020 (n = 131) | Year 2021 (n = 76) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | (25th – 75th percentile) | Median | (25th – 75th percentile) | Median | (25th – 75th percentile) | Median | (25th – 75th percentile) | |
MSKD counts (yearly) | 3 | 2–5 | 3 | 1–5 | 2 | 1–4 | 3 | 1–4 |
MSKD counts (weekly) | 2 | 1–3 | 1 | 0–3 | 1 | 0–3 | 2 | 1–2 |
Yearly prevalence of pain by body region | ||||||||
Spine (Yes) n(%) | 193 (64.8%) | 107 (61.8%) | 82 (62.6%) | 52 (68.4%) | ||||
Lower Body (Yes) n(%) | 178 (59.7%) | 93 (53.8%) | 61 (46.6%) | 40 (52.6%) | ||||
Upper Body (Yes) n(%) | 191 (64.1%) | 110 (63.6%) | 81 (61.8%) | 50 (65.8%) | ||||
Weekly prevalence of injury by body region | ||||||||
Spine (Yes) n(%) | 175 (58.7%) | 90 (52.0%) | 52 (39.7%) | 37 (48.7%) | ||||
Lower Body (Yes) n(%) | 194 (65.1%) | 90 (52.0%) | 38 (29.0%) | 32 (42.1%) | ||||
Upper Body (Yes) n(%) | 221 (74.2%) | 140 (80.9%) | 69 (52.6%) | 29 (38.2%) | ||||