Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Dental Health Workers, Southern Thailand

Table 2

Prevalence (percent) of musculoskeletal symptoms that interfered with daily activities experienced by dental health workers in the previous 1 year, by bodily location and gender.

Musculoskeletal symptoms	Count (%) ()	Gender (, %)		value
		Male ()	Female ()
Trunk
Neck	48 (38.7)	25 (83.3)	23 (24.5)	<0.001
Upper back	26 (21.0)	5 (16.7)	21 (22.3)	0.102
Lower back	39 (31.5)	15 (50.0)	24 (25.5)	<0.001
Arms
Shoulders	59 (47.5)	27 (90.0)	32 (34.1)	<0.001
Elbows	15 (12.1)	2 (6.7)	13 (13.8)
Hands/wrists	24 (19.4)	5 (16.7)	19 (20.2)	0.115
Lower body
Hips/thighs	5 (4.0)	2 (6.7)	3 (3.2)	0.059
Knees	30 (24.2)	5 (16.7)	25 (26.7)	0.023
Ankles/feet	11 (8.9)	3 (10.0)	8 (8.5)	0.254

Significantly associated at value of <0.05.