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 ().

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