Work-Related Health Disorders among Saudi Computer Users

Table 10

Incidence of complaints as related to age of computer users/operators.

Age (year)	Number of; operators	Ergonomic score; mean (SD)	Duration of employment (year); mean (SD)	Computer use; (hours/day); mean (SD)	Complaints (%)
					None	General	Eye and vision	Neck and shoulder	Upper extremity	Lower extremity	Trunk
King Abdulaziz University computer users
20–29	54	37.4	2.6	6.4	7	24	31	26	16	8	25
		(5.0)	(1.1)	(1.5)	(13.0)	(44.4)	(57.4)	(48.1)	(29.6)	(14.8)	(46.3)
30–39	29	36.7	8.8	5.8	5	17	15	16	12	4	16
		(6.3)	(3.5)	(2.0)	(17.2)	(58.6)	(51.7)	(55.2)	(41.4)	(13.8)	(55.2)
40+	17	34.9	17.6	6.0	3	10	11	9	4	3	7
		(6.5)	(7.2)	(2.5)	(17.6)	(58.8)	(64.7)	(52.9)	(23.5)	(17.6)	(41.2)
Saudi Airlines Ticket reservation operators
20–29	17	69.1	2.0	6.0	4	7	8	7	4	3	8
		(7.7)	(1.3)	(0.0)	(23.5)	(41.2)	(47.1)	(41.2)	(23.5)	(17.6)	(47.1)
30–39	28	71.6	14.9	6.0	11	13	10	10	7	6	7
		(11.0)	(3.1)	(0.0)	(39.3)	(46.4)	(35.7)	(35.7)	(25.0)	(21.4)	(25.0)
40+	55	72.8	26.4	6.0	26	20	21	18	11	14	20
		(13.6)	(4.9)	(0.0)	(47.3)	(36.4)	(38.2)	(32.7)	(20.0)	(25.5)	(36.4)
Saudi Telecom Co. computer operators
20–29	66	78.4	3.2	7.2	12	40	38	34	19	32	7
		(9.8)	(1.4)	(1.6)	(18.2)	(60.6)	(57.6)	(51.5)	(28.8)	(48.5)	(10.6)
30–39	21	82.2	8.7	7.4	3	14	13	12	5	10	6
		(10.9)	(3.1)	(1.5)	(14.3)	(66.7)	(61.9)	(57.1)	(12.4)	(47.6)	(28.6)
40+	13	95.9	21.6	6.6	1	9	8	5	2	8	0
		(4.1)	(3.2)	(1.6)	(7.7)	(69.2)	(61.5)	(38.5)	(15.4)	(61.5)	(0.0)