Table 3 Factors associated with MSP during past week among medical students using chi square test
MSP during past week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | OR (95%CI) | P-value | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 41 (47.7) | 45 (52.3) | |||
Female | 65 (44.5) | 81 (55.5) | 1.1 (0.66-1.92) | 0.641 | |
Race | |||||
Malay | 85 (46.0) | 101 (54.0) | |||
Chinese | 12 (48.0) | 13 (52.0) | |||
Indian | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | 0.852 | ||
Academic year | |||||
Preclinical | 68 (40.7) | 99 (59.3) | |||
clinical | 38 (58.5) | 27 (41.5) | 2.0 (1.15-3.67) | 0.015 | |
History of trauma | |||||
Yes | 24 (64.9) | 13 (35.1) | |||
No | 82 (42.1) | 113 (57.9) | 2.6 (1.22-5.29) | 0.011 | |
Family history of MSD* | |||||
Yes | 50 (56.8) | 38 (43.2) | 2.1 (1.11-3.97) | 0.023** | |
No | 29 (39.2) | 45 (60.8) | 1.0 (0.53-2.00) | 0.939 | |
Not sure | 27 (38.6) | 43 (61.4) | 1.00 | ||
Exercise | Regularly | 22 (39.3) | 34 (60.7) | ||
Not regularly | 74 (48.4) | 79 (51.6) | |||
Not at all | 10 (43.5) | 13 (56.5) | 0.493 | ||
Coffee | |||||
< 3 cups/week | 61 (41.5) | 86 (58.5) | |||
≥ 3cups/week | 45 (52.9) | 40 (47.1) | 0.092 | ||
Yes (Median, IQR) | No (Median, IQR)** | ||||
Body Mass Index | 106 (21.4 ±4.2) | 126 (22.4, 5.7) | 0.028 | ||
Hours of computer use/day | 106 (4.0 ±3.0) | 126 (5.0, 3.0) | 0.130 | ||
Hours of study/day | 106 (3.0 ±3.0) | 126 (3.0, 2.0) | 0.389 | ||