Characteristics of occupational musculoskeletal disorders of five sectors in service industry between 2004 and 2013

Table 1 Demographic characteristics to approval data of workers’ compensation for WRMSDs of five sectors in service industry

Variables		Number	Percentage
Gender	Male	7742	60.82
Gender	Female	4988	39.18
Age(year)	18 ~ 29	1544	12.13
	30 ~ 39	3777	29.67
	40 ~ 49	3354	26.35
	50 ~ 59	2783	21.86
	≥ 60	1272	9.99
Disorder^a	Accidental low back pain	7279	57.18
	Non-accidental low back pain	2874	22.58
	Musculoskeletal burdened works	2410	18.93
	Carpal tunnel syndrome	167	1.31

^aThe data was classified based on WRMSDs classification code as authorization of workers’ compensation data of Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service (Kcomwel)

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