Table 2 Association of various variables with co-morbid symptom and disorder among subjects with myofascial neck pain (n = 3346)
From: Co morbidities of Myofascial Neck Pain among Information Technology Professionals
Variable | Co-morbid symptom | Co-morbid disorder | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low back pain | Shoulder pain | Forearm & wrist pain | TOSф | FMSῺ | ||||||
n (%) | p-value* | n (%) | p-value* | n (%) | p-value* | n (%) | p-value* | n (%) | p-value* | |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male (n = 2276) | 1064 (47) | 0.75 | 921 (41) | 0.47 | 553 (24) | 0.34 | 913 (40) | 0.005# | 378 (17) | 1.7E-05# |
Female (n = 1070) | 494 (46) | 447 (42) | 244 (23) | 484 (45) | 244 (23) | |||||
Age group | ||||||||||
<25 years (n = 362) | 184 (51) | 0.004# | 156 (43) | 0.6 | 65 (17) | 0.005# | 104 (28) | 0.00# | 50 (13) | 0.014 |
25 to 35 (n = 2398) | 1126 (47) | 975 (41) | 564 (24) | 1013 (42) | 440 (18) | |||||
36 to 45 (n = 526) | 218 (41) | 204 (38) | 145 (27) | 236 (44) | 119 (22) | |||||
46 to 55 (n = 55) | 16 (29) | 24 (44) | 16 (29) | 28 (51) | 7 (13) | |||||
>56 years (n = 5) | 2 (40) | 1(20) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | |||||
Computer work/day | ||||||||||
< 8 hours (n = 310) | 61(20) | 0.00# | 134 (43) | 0.00# | 29 (9.4) | 0.00# | 52 (17) | 0.00# | 18 (6) | 0.00# |
8 to 12 hours (n = 2726) | 1262 (46) | 1105 (41) | 658 (24) | 1206 (43) | 533 (19) | |||||
>12 hours (n = 310) | 204 (66) | 186 (60) | 73 (25) | 90 (29) | 31(10) | |||||
Computer used | ||||||||||
Desktop (n = 1170) | 677(58) | 0.00# | 625 (53) | 0.00# | 255 (22) | 0.1 | 353(30) | 0.00# | 107 (10) | 0.00# |
Laptop (n = 1396) | 629 (45) | 589 (42) | 342 (25) | 596 (43) | 282 (20) | |||||
Both (n = 780) | 252 (32) | 154 (20) | 200 (26) | 448 (57) | 233 (30) | |||||