Assessment of Load Manual Lifting among Shelf-Stoking Workers in Chain Stores: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Some personal details of the workers studied (n = 101).

Variable	Number	Percent
Gender
Male	60	59.4
Female	41	40.6
Height (cm)
<160	12	11.9
160–170	42	41.6
>170	47	46.5
Weight (kg)
<50	3	3.0
50–70	60	59.4
>70	38	37.6
Age (years)
<20	7	6.9
20–30	80	79.2
>30	14	13.9
Body mass index (kg/m^2)
<18	3	3.0
18–25	68	67.3
>25	30	29.7
Work experience (years)
<2	39	38.6
2–4	39	38.6
>4	23	22.8
Working posture
Walking	30	29.7
Standing	48	47.5
Kneeling	23	22.8

Mean ± standard deviation of height, weight, age, work experience, and BMI were 170.5 ± 8.6 cm, 69.3 ± 13.3 kg, 27.3 ± 4.6 years, 3.4 ± 2.9 years, and 23.7 ± 3.7 (kg/m²), respectively.