Research Article
Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Practitioners: Does It Affect Practice?
Table 1
Sociodemographics of the subjects studied in relation to the prevalence of MSD.
| Sociodemographic variables | Practitioners (%) | Prevalence of *MSD (%) | 95% CI | value | () | () |
| Sex | | | | 0.36 | Males | 68 | 74 | 60–84 | | Females | 32 | 87 | 67–96 | | Age group (years) | | | | 0.33 | ≤45 years | 90 | 76 | 64–84 | | >45 years | 10 | 100 | 59–100 | | Qualification | | | | 0.15 | General practitioners | 56 | 85 | 71–93 | | Specialists | 44 | 69 | 51–82 | | Nature of practice | | | | 0.33 | Full time | 74 | 81 | 68–89 | | Part time | 26 | 68 | 45–84 | | Number of patients seen per day | | | | 0.76 | ≤20 | 77 | 77 | 64–86 | | 21–40 | 18 | 77 | 49–92 | | >40 | 5 | 100 | 49–100 | | Duration of practice in years | | | | 0.32 | ≤10 years | 75 | 75 | 61–84 | | >10 years | 25 | 89 | 65–98 | |
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*12 month prevalence of MSD.
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