Nonfatal Occupational Injury Rates and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Housekeeping Employees of a Hospital in Texas

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study sample.

Characteristics	𝑁	%	Prevalence 𝑁 (%)
Gender
Males	32	30.2	14 (43.75)
Females	74	69.8	54 (72.97)
Age group
18 to 38 yr	27	25.5	14 (51.85)
39 to 58 yr	58	54.7	40 (68.96)
>59 yr	21	19.8	14 (66.66)
Years in cleaning occupation
0 to 10 yr	44	41.5	22 (50)
11 to 20 yr	37	34.9	25 (67.56)
21 to 30 yr	19	17.9	15 (78.94)
>31 yr	6	5.7	6 (100)
Race
Asians	27	25.5	15 (55.55)
Blacks	30	28.3	21 (70)
Caucasians	11	10.4	7 (63.63)
Hispanics	38	35.8	25 (65.78)
Body Mass Index
<18.5	2	1.9	2 (100)
18.5 to 24.9	32	30.2	19 (59.37)
25 to 29.9	30	28.3	19 (63.33)
>30	42	39.6	28 (66.66)
Shift
1st shift	54	50.9	40 (74.07)
2nd shift	37	34.9	21 (56.75)
3rd shift	15	14.2	7 (46.66)