Research Article

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Construction Workers in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Participants characteristics.

Age, years
 Mean (SD)34.82 (8.33)
 Range20–55
Height, meter (m)
 Mean (SD)1.66 (0.06)
 Range1.50–1.89
Weight, kg
 Mean (SD)72.70 (12.75)
 Range43–108
BMI, kg/m2
 Mean (SD)26.13 (3.76)
 Range17.01–36.51
Marital status, number (%)
 Married130 (78.8)
 Single35 (21.2)
Educational status, number (%)
 Illiterate15 (9.1)
 Primary55 (33.3)
 Secondary75 (45.5)
 Graduation20 (12.1)
Smoking, number (%)
 Yes63 (38.2)
 No102 (61.8)
 <20 cigarettes/day44 (69.9)
 >20 cigarettes/day19 (30.1)
Type of work, number (%)
 Manual laborer42 (25.5)
 Plumber28 (17)
 Electrician21 (12.7)
 Crane operators15 (9.1)
 Bricklayers11 (6.7)
 Painter11 (6.7)
 Carpenter10 (6.1)
 Interior finish worker10 (6.1)
 Scaffolders7 (4.2)
 Others10 (6.1)