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Table 2 Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain during the past year and past week in women

From: Predictive factors of ergonomic behaviors based on social cognitive theory among women workers on assembly lines: application of Bayesian networks

Body part

Past-year musculoskeletal pain

N (%)

Past-week musculoskeletal pain

N (%)

Prevented you from doing your normal work (at home or away from home) during the past-week

N (%)

Neck

169 (67.60)

129 (51.60)

80 (32.00)

Shoulder

185 (74.00)

134 (53.60)

84 (33.06)

Elbow

77 (30.80)

57 (22.08)

41 (16.04)

Wrists/hands

144 (57.60)

121 (48.40)

66 (26.40)

Upper back

150 (60.00)

124 (49.60)

63 (25.20)

Back

170 (68.00)

127 (50.80)

86 (34.40)

Hips/thighs

78 (31.20)

61 (24.04)

42 (16.80)

Knee

133 (53.02)

103 (41.20)

67 (26.70)

Ankles/feet

65 (26.00)

57 (22.80)

38 (15.20)