Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Dental Health Workers, Southern Thailand

Table 1

Occurrence (percent) of musculoskeletal symptoms that interfered with daily activities experienced by dental health workers in the previous 1 year by bodily location and position.

Musculoskeletal symptoms	Count (%); ()	Dental health workers ()	Reference group ()	value
Trunk
Neck	58 (23.4)	48 (38.7)	10 (8.1)	<0.001
Upper back	49 (19.8)	26 (21.0)	23 (18.6)	0.115
Lower back	57 (22.9)	39 (31.5)	18 (14.5)	<0.001
Arms
Shoulders	68 (27.4)	59 (47.5)	9 (7.3)	<0.001
Elbows	28 (11.3)	15 (12.1)	13 (10.5)	0.210
Hands/wrists	35 (14.1)	24 (19.4)	11 (8.9)	<0.001
Lower body
Hips/thighs	25 (10.1)	5 (4.0)	20 (16.1)	<0.001
Knees	32 (12.9)	30 (24.2)	2 (1.6)	<0.001
Ankles/feet	19 (7.7)	11 (8.9)	8 (6.5)	0.250

Significantly associated at value of <0.05.