Assessment of Load Manual Lifting among Shelf-Stoking Workers in Chain Stores: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Some personal details of the workers studied (n = 101).
Variable
Number
Percent
Gender
Male
60
59.4
Female
41
40.6
Height (cm)
<160
12
11.9
160–170
42
41.6
>170
47
46.5
Weight (kg)
<50
3
3.0
50–70
60
59.4
>70
38
37.6
Age (years)
<20
7
6.9
20–30
80
79.2
>30
14
13.9
Body mass index (kg/m2)
<18
3
3.0
18–25
68
67.3
>25
30
29.7
Work experience (years)
<2
39
38.6
2–4
39
38.6
>4
23
22.8
Working posture
Walking
30
29.7
Standing
48
47.5
Kneeling
23
22.8
Mean ± standard deviation of height, weight, age, work experience, and BMI were 170.5 ± 8.6 cm, 69.3 ± 13.3 kg, 27.3 ± 4.6 years, 3.4 ± 2.9 years, and 23.7 ± 3.7 (kg/m2), respectively.