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Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects

From: The Relationship between Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Work-related Risk Factors in Hotel Workers

Characteristics

Total

Male

Female

p *

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age (years)

 ≦24

112

(11.0)

34

(5.5)

78

(19.7)

<0.001

 25-29

216

(21.3)

108

(17.4)

108

(43.4)

 

 30-34

162

(15.9)

98

(15.8)

64

(18.2)

 

 35-39

148

(14.6)

99

(16.0)

49

(18.7)

 

 40-44

109

(10.7)

86

(13.9)

23

(18.7)

 

 ≧45

269

(26.5)

195

(31.5)

74

(18.7)

 

Marital status

 Married

524

(51.6)

373

(60.2)

151

(38.1)

<0.001

 Unmarried

492

(48.4)

247

(39.8)

245

(61.9)

 

Smoking

 Yes

336

(33.1)

319

(51.5)

17

(4.3)

<0.001

 No

680

(66.9)

301

(48.5)

379

(95.7)

 

Alcohol drinking

 Yes

787

(77.5)

528

(85.2)

259

(65.4)

<0.001

 No

229

(22.5)

92

(14.8)

137

(34.6)

 

Physical activity

 Yes

734

(72.2)

482

(77.7)

252

(63.6)

<0.001

 No

282

(27.8)

138

(22.3)

144

(36.4)

 

Daily hours of sleep

 ≧6

655

(64.5)

406

(65.5)

249

(62.9)

0.397

 <6

361

(35.5)

214

(34.5)

147

(37.1)

 

Satisfaction with sleep

 Yes

533

(52.5)

363

(58.5)

170

(42.9)

<0.001

 No

483

(47.5)

257

(41.5)

226

(57.1)

 

Total

1016

(100.0)

620

(100.0)

396

(100.0)

 
  1. * By chi-squared test.