Work-Related Health Disorders among Saudi Computer Users

Table 13

Incidence of complaints as related to smoking habits.

Smoking; habit	Number of; operators	Ergonomic score; mean (SD)	Age (year); mean (SD)	Duration of employment (year); mean (SD)	Computer use; (hours/day); mean (SD)	Complaints (%)
						None	General	Eye and vision	Neck and shoulder	Upper extremity	Lower extremity	Trunk
King Abdulaziz University computer users
Nonsmokers	79	37.2	30.7	6.3	6.2	12	37	22	40	24	10	37
		(7.6)	(9.1)	(6.6)	(2.2)	(15.2)	(46.8)	(27.8)	(50.6)	(30.4)	(12.7)	(46.8)
Smokers	21	35.3	34.2	9.0	6.2	3	14	17	11	7	5	11
		(7.4)	(9.3)	(7.9)	(3.1)	(14.3)	(66.7)	(81.0)	(52.4)	(33.3)	(23.8)	(52.4)
Saudi Airlines Ticket Reservation operators
Nonsmokers	75	72.2	39.5	18.9	6.0	32	27	26	21	15	15	21
		(13.8)	(9.1)	(10.7)	(0.0)	(42.7)	(36.0)	(34.7)	(28.0)	(20.0)	(20.0)	(28.0)
Smokers	25	69.0	40.4	20.9	6.0	9	13	13	14	7	8	13
		(10.4)	(9.3)	(9.9)	(0.0)	(36.0)	(52.0)	(52.0)	(56.0)	(28.0)	(32.0)	(52.0)
Saudi Telecom Co. computer operators
Nonsmokers	62	81.8	29.0	6.7	7.0	9	38	35	34	16	33	8
		(15.5)	(6.5)	(6.6)	(2.1)	(14.5)	(61.3)	(56.5)	(54.8)	(25.8)	(53.2)	(12.9)
Smokers	38	81.0	30.3	7.5	8.7	7	25	24	17	10	17	5
		(12.5)	(8.4)	(8.3)	(8.6)	(18.4)	(65.8)	(63.2)	(44.7)	(26.3)	(44.7)	(13.2)