A Survey on Daily Activity Inclination and Health Complaints among Urban Youth in Malaysia

Table 2

Findings on symptomatic health pattern in youth.

LSY items	Total counts in each option (out of 220 respondents)						Pooled results
	None	Slight	Mild	Moderate	Bad	Severe	Negligible (none to mild)	Symptomatic (moderate to severe)
SH1. Blurred vision at near distance	141 (64%)	33 (15%)	15 (7%)	22 (10%)	9 (4%)	0 (0%)	189 (86%)	31 (14%)
SH2. Blurred vision at far distance	32 (15%)	40 (18%)	25 (11%)	62 (28%)	38 (17%)	23 (10%)	97 (44%)	123 (56%)
SH3. Difficulty or slowness in refocusing my eyes from one distance to another	62 (28%)	82 (37%)	22 (10%)	39 (18%)	11 (5%)	4 (2%)	166 (75%)	54 (25%)
SH4. Eyestrain	45 (20%)	51 (23%)	59 (27%)	52 (24%)	12 (5%)	1 (1%)	155 (70%)	65 (30%)
SH5. Tired eyes	13 (6%)	21 (10%)	38 (17%)	95 (43%)	50 (23%)	3 (1%)	72 (33%)	148 (67%)
SH6. Dry eyes	47 (21%)	58 (26%)	66 (30%)	37 (17%)	11 (5%)	1 (1%)	171 (78%)	49 (22%)
SH7. Sensitivity to bright lights	12 (5%)	20 (9%)	47 (21%)	93 (42%)	34 (15%)	13 (6%)	79 (36%)	141 (64%)
SH8. Eyes pain	60 (27%)	55 (25%)	64 (29%)	32 (15%)	8 (4%)	1 (1%)	179 (81%)	41 (19%)
SH9. Neck pain	16 (7%)	27 (12%)	30 (14%)	92 (42%)	45 (20%)	10 (5%)	73 (33%)	147 (67%)
SH10. Shoulder pain	14 (6%)	29 (13%)	28 (13%)	79 (36%)	62 (28%)	8 (4%)	71 (32%)	149 (68%)
SH11. Upper back pain	28 (13%)	21 (10%)	24 (11%)	88 (40%)	51 (23%)	8 (4%)	73 (33%)	147 (67%)
SH12. Lower back pain	28 (13%)	23 (10%)	14 (6%)	74 (34%)	74 (34%)	7 (3%)	65 (30%)	155 (70%)
SH13. Fingers pain	108 (49%)	62 (28%)	20 (9%)	18 (8%)	11 (5%)	1 (1%)	190 (86%)	30 (14%)
SH14. Hand/wrist pain	82 (37%)	77 (35%)	27 (12%)	24 (11%)	7 (3%)	3 (1%)	186 (85%)	34 (15%)
SH15. Elbow/forearm pain	78 (35%)	73 (33%)	43 (20%)	19 (9%)	5 (2%)	2 (1%)	194 (88%)	26 (12%)

The columns in italics were the common symptoms reported (more than 50%).