A Cross-Sectional Study on the Association of Patterns and Physical Risk Factors with Musculoskeletal Disorders among Academicians in Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Annual descriptive data association with MSDs.

Variables		MSDs (1-year prevalence)
		F	No	Yes	Total	value
Overall prevalence	Category		119	88	207
		%	57.5	42.5	100
Age	≤33		18	21	39	0.34
		%	0.46	0.54	1.00
	34-43		27	38	65
		%	0.42	0.58	1.00
	44-53		15	35	50
		%	0.30	0.70	1.00
	54-63		15	24	39
		%	0.38	0.62	1.00
	≥64		8	6	14
		%	0.57	0.43	1.00
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
Education	Ph.D.		60.0	96.0	156.0	0.61
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
	MSc		18.0	23.0	41.0
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
	BSc		2.0	4.0	6.0
		%	0.3	0.7	1.0
	Other		3.0	1.0	4.0
		%	0.8	0.3	1.0
Monthly salary	>USD$3000		63.0	100.0	163.0	0.41
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
	≤USD$3000		20.0	24.0	44.0
		%	0.5	0.5	1.0
Employment duration	1 to 5		23.0	26.0	49.0	0.26
		%	0.5	0.5	1.0
	>5		60.0	98.0	158.0
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
Do you consider yourself healthy?	No		4.0	25.0	29.0	0.0001
		%	0.1	0.9	1.0
	Yes		79.0	99.0	178.0
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
Smoking status	Current smoker		7.0	15.0	22.0	0.69
		%	0.3	0.7	1.0
	Nonsmoker		69.0	100.0	169.0
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0
	Previous smoker		7.0	9.0	16.0
		%	0.4	0.6	1.0