Prevalence (%) | ||||||
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Body region | N=8,439 | Total (95% CI) | Women | Men | Gender ratio | p * |
Neck/shoulder | ||||||
No complaints | 4,809 | 57.0 (55.9-58.0) | 50.2 | 63.7 | 0.79 | |
Mild complaints | 2,882 | 34.2 (33.1-35.2) | 38.2 | 30.1 | 1.27 | |
Severe complaints | 748 | 8.9 (8.3-9.5) | 11.6 | 6.1 | 1.89 | <0.001 |
Arm/hands | ||||||
No complaints | 5,936 | 70.7 (69.7-71.6) | 63.8 | 77.5 | 0.82 | |
Mild complaints | 2,028 | 24.0 (23.1-24.9) | 28.8 | 19.2 | 1.50 | |
Severe complaints | 448 | 5.3 (4.8-5.8) | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.25 | <0.001 |
Upper back | ||||||
No complaints | 6,674 | 79.1 (78.2-80.0) | 72.6 | 85.6 | 0.85 | |
Mild complaints | 1,477 | 17.5 (16.7-18.3) | 22.4 | 12.6 | 1.78 | |
Severe complaints | 288 | 3.4 (3.0-3.4) | 5.0 | 1.8 | 2.84 | <0.001 |
Lumbar back | ||||||
No complaints | 5,573 | 66.0 (65.0-67.0) | 63.2 | 68.9 | 0.92 | |
Mild complaints | 2,395 | 28.4 (27.4-29.3) | 29.7 | 27.0 | 1.10 | |
Severe complaints | 471 | 5.6 (5.1-6.1) | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1.75 | <0.001 |
Hip/leg/feet | ||||||
No complaints | 5,576 | 66.1 (65.1-57.1) | 59.4 | 72.7 | 0.82 | |
Mild complaints | 2,309 | 27.4 (26.4-28.3) | 31.8 | 22.9 | 1.39 | |
Severe complaints | 555 | 6.6 (6.0-7.1) | 8.7 | 4.4 | 1.98 | <0.001 |
Other regions | ||||||
No complaints | 7,722 | 91.5 (90.9-92.1) | 88.9 | 94.1 | 0.94 | |
Mild complaints | 613 | 7.3 (6.7-7.8) | 9.2 | 5.3 | 1.74 | |
Severe complaints | 104 | 1.2 (1.0-1.5) | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.52 | <0.001 |