Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | N (232) | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 68 | 37.1 | |
Female | 146 | 62.9 | ||
Race | Malay | 187 | 80.6 | |
Chinese | 25 | 10.8 | ||
Indian | 20 | 8.6 | ||
Academic year | 1 | 133 | 57.3 | |
2 | 34 | 14.7 | ||
3 | 7 | 3.0 | ||
4 | 40 | 17.2 | ||
5 | 18 | 7.8 | ||
History of trauma in the neck, shoulder or low back | Yes | 37 | 15.9 | |
No | 195 | 84.1 | ||
Family history of MSD | Yes | 88 | 37.9 | |
No | 74 | 31.9 | ||
Not sure | 77 | 30.2 | ||
Exercise | Regularly | 56 | 24.1 | |
Not regularly | 153 | 65.9 | ||
Not at all | 23 | 10.0 | ||
Coffee | < 3 cups/week | 147 | 63.4 | |
≥ 3cups/week | 85 | 36.6 | ||
Mean (SD) | ||||
Body Mass Index | 22.8 (4.4) | |||
Height | 163.2 (10.3) | |||
Weight | 61.5 (14.9) | |||
Hours of computer use/day | 4.8 (2.8) | |||
Hours of study/day | 3.5 (1.7) |