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Pain Research and Treatment
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2017
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Article
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Tab 1
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Research Article
The Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Neck, Shoulder, and Low-Back Pains among Medical Students at University Hospitals in Central Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of all participants (
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Variables
%
Sex
Males
185
39.4
Females
284
60.6
Preclinical versus clinical
Preclinical
247
52.7
Clinical
222
47.3
Academic year
1st year
29
6.2
2nd year
101
21.5
3rd year
117
24.9
4th year
110
23.5
5th year
112
23.9
Exercise
Yes
372
79.3
No
97
20.7
Forms of exercise
Football
73
15.6
Basketball
12
2.6
Tennis
14
3.0
Swimming
85
18.1
Walking/running
321
68.4
Coffee
No
1
0.2
<3 cups/week
219
46.7
>3 cups/week
249
53.1
Smoker
Yes
36
7.7
Mean (SD)
Range
Body mass index
24.3 (5.7)
15.2–55.8
Height
166.1 (9.4)
140.0–192.0
Weight
67.6 (19.1)
39.5–192.0
Hours of computer use
5.2 (2.9)
1–16