Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects
From: Comparison of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms between male cameramen and male office workers
Total | Cameramen | Office worker | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (%) | 293(100) | 129(44.0) | 164(56.0) | |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 44.44 ± 7.48 | 45.23 ± 7.28 | 43.82 ± 7.61 | 0.110* |
Tenure, years (mean ± SD) | 16.35 ± 8.64 | 18.01 ± 7.98 | 15.04 ± 8.93 | 0.003* |
Working hours/day (mean ± SD) | 9.37 ± 2.39 | 10.42 ± 3.18 | 8.54 ± 0.87 | < 0.001* |
Marital status (%) | 0.358** | |||
Single | 33(11.3) | 17(13.2) | 16(9.8) | |
Married | 260(88.7) | 112(86.8) | 148(90.2) | |
Traumatic history (%) | 0.479** | |||
Yes | 134(45.7) | 56(43.4) | 78(47.6) | |
No | 159(54.3) | 73(56.6) | 86(52.4) | |
Regular Exercise (%) | 0.308** | |||
Yes | 43(14.7) | 22(17.1) | 21(12.8) | |
No | 250(85.3) | 107(82.9) | 143(87.2) | |
House labor/day (%) | 0.284** | |||
< 1 Hour | 230(78.5) | 105(81.4) | 125(76.2) | |
1 Hour ≤ | 63(21.5) | 24(18.6) | 39(23.8) | |
WRMD symptom (%) | < 0.001** | |||
Yes | 148(50.5) | 90(69.8) | 58(35.4) | |
No | 145(49.5) | 39(30.2) | 106(64.6) | |