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Table 4 Results of the 7 days symptoms for private and public workers

From: Psychosocial Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among White and Blue-collar Workers at Private and Public Sectors

 

PrWC (n = 60)

PrBC (n = 63)

PuWC (n = 47)

p-value

 

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

Neck

25(41.7)

30.1 - 54.3

17(27.0)

17.6 - 39.0

13(27.7)

16.9 - 41.8

0.159

Shoulder

20(33.3)

22.7 - 45.9

14(22.2)

13.7 - 33.9

13(27.7)

16.9 - 41.8

0.387

Upper back

16(26.7)

17.1 - 39.0

10(15.9)

8.9 - 26.8

10(21.3)

12.0 - 34.9

0.342

Elbow

5(8.3)

3.6 - 18.1

04(6.3)

2.5 - 15.2

03(6.4)

2.2 - 17.2

0.892

Lower back

17(28.3)

18.5 - 40.8

11(17.7)

10.0 - 28.6

18(38.3)

25.8 - 52.6

0.056

Wrist/Hand

6(10.0)

4.7 - 20.1

7(11.1)

5.5 - 21.2

11(23.4)

13.6 - 37.2

0.098

  1. Number of cases (%), 95% confidence interval (CI 95%), and statistical results (chi square test) are presented.
  2. Private white-collar – PrWC, private blue-collar – PrBC, public white-collar – PuWC.