Table 2 Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder related outcomes according to major variables
Variables | Subjective symptoms, % | Presumptive diagnosis, % | Medical care use, % | Sick leave, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 50 | 75.5 * | 42.5* | 32.5* | 5.9* |
≥50 | 82.0 | 50.7 | 38.8 | 8.1 | |
Physical loading | Low | 46.8 * | 19.4* | 20.2* | 4.4* |
Hard | 79.8 | 47.0 | 33.5 | 6.2 | |
Very hard | 91.7 | 58.7 | 45.3 | 9.5 | |
Present illness | No | 78.5* | 44.6* | 34.9* | 6.9 |
Yes | 89.0 | 73.8 | 49.4 | 10.4 | |
Injury experience | No | 77.2* | 45.8* | 34.1* | 6.2* |
Yes | 86.6 | 53.0 | 43.3 | 10.6 | |
Frequency of meal service | 1 | 81.5* | 48.8 | 38.6* | 8.1* |
2-3 | 73.9 | 44.0 | 30.1 | 4.7 | |
Career (years) | ~ 9 | 73.9* | 42.4* | 30.9* | 6.3 |
10~19 | 83.2 | 51.2 | 40.0 | 7.6 | |
≥20 | 89.3 | 54.7 | 45.3 | 12.0 | |
Type of job | Chefs (manager) | 79.8 | 47.9 | 36.9 | 8.4 |
Cooks or assistants | 79.5 | 47.5 | 36.3 | 7.1 | |
Job control | Yes | 78.2 | 44.2* | 37.1 | 6.4 |
No | 80.4 | 49.5 | 36.0 | 7.8 | |
Household work (hours) | < 2 | 78.6 | 48.0 | 35.5 | 6.7 |
≥2 | 81.7 | 47.0 | 38.4 | 8.6 | |
Working hour | < 48 | 80.2 | 48.8 | 37.5 | 7.5 |
≥48 | 77.0 | 42.6 | 31.8 | 6.4 | |
Type of school | High | 74.9* | 43.5 | 31.0* | 5.6 |
Middle | 81.3 | 49.0 | 38.5 | 6.1 | |
Elementary | 81.6 | 49.5 | 38.8 | 8.9 | |
Total | 79.6 | 47.6 | 36.4 | 7.3 | |