Table 2 Work related 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 | (%) | ||
Department | |||||||
 Rooms | 196 | (19.3) | 97 | (15.6) | 99 | (25.0) | <0.001 |
 Food & Beverage | 312 | (30.7) | 157 | (25.4) | 155 | (39.2) | |
 Kitchen | 236 | (23.2) | 201 | (32.4) | 35 | (8.8) | |
 Housekeeping | 53 | (5.2) | 25 | (4.0) | 28 | (7.1) | |
 Engineering | 80 | (7.9) | 78 | (12.6) | 2 | (0.5) | |
 Back office | 139 | (13.7) | 62 | (10.0) | 77 | (19.4) | |
Work duration (years) | |||||||
 <10 | 487 | (48.0) | 243 | (39.2) | 244 | (61.6) | <0.001 |
 10-19 | 295 | (29.0) | 189 | (30.5) | 106 | (26.8) | |
 ≧20 | 234 | (23.0) | 188 | (30.3) | 46 | (11.6) | |
Weekly working hours | |||||||
 <45 | 351 | (34.5) | 227 | (36.6) | 124 | (31.3) | 0.083 |
 ≧45 | 665 | (65.5) | 393 | (63.4) | 272 | (68.7) | |
Shift work | |||||||
 Yes | 587 | (57.8) | 352 | (56.8) | 235 | (59.3) | 0.419 |
 No | 429 | (42.2) | 268 | (43.2) | 161 | (40.7) | |
Overtime work | |||||||
 Yes | 514 | (50.6) | 329 | (53.1) | 185 | (46.7) | 0.048 |
 No | 502 | (49.4) | 291 | (46.9) | 211 | (53.3) | |
Work intensity | |||||||
 High | 421 | (41.4) | 244 | (39.4) | 177 | (44.7) | 0.092 |
 Low | 595 | (58.6) | 376 | (60.6) | 219 | (55.3) | |
Absence / early leaves | |||||||
 Yes | 127 | (12.5) | 46 | (7.4) | 81 | (20.5) | <0.001 |
 No | 889 | (87.5) | 574 | (92.6) | 315 | (79.5) | |
Total | 1016 | (100.0) | 620 | (100.0) | 396 | (100.0) | |