Table. 5.

Table. 5.

Musculoskeletal pain duration, pain level, pain frequency

Variable Neck
N (%)
Shoulder
N (%)
Arm/elbow
N (%)
Hand
N (%)
Hand wrist
N (%)
Finger
N (%)
Waist
N (%)
Pain duration Less than 30 minutes 148 (70.8) 116 (55.5) 118 (56.5) 119 (56.9) 108 (51.7) 113 (54.1) 98 (46.9)
Less than 1 to 3 hours 26 (12.4) 17 (8.1) 8 (3.8) 7 (3.3) 17 (8.1) 10 (4.8) 21 (10)
Less than 3 to 9 hours 5 (2.4) 3 (1.4) 3 (1.4) 2 (1) 4 (1.9) 3 (1.4) 7 (3.3)
Less than 1 day 4 (1.9) 7 (3.3) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 2 (1) 1 (0.5) 0 (0)
Less than 1 week 8 (3.8) 5 (2.4) 1 (0.5) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 6 (2.9)
No pain 18 (8.6) 61 (29.2) 78 (37.3) 76 (37.3) 76 (36.4) 80 (38.3) 77 (36.8)
Pain level Mild pain 143 (68.4) 115 (55) 118 (56.5) 119 (56.9) 109 (52.2) 111 (53.1) 98 (46.9)
Moderate pain 37 (17.7) 27 (12.9) 10 (4.8) 8 (3.8) 17 (8.1) 17 (8.1) 27 (12.9)
Severe pain 5 (2.4) 3 (1.4) 0 (0) 2 (1) 7 (3.3) 0 (0) 5 (2.4)
Very severe pain 1 (0.5) 0 (0) 1 (1.5) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 0 (0)
No pain 23 (11) 64 (30.6) 80 (38.3) 80 (38.3) 75 (35.9) 80 (38.3) 79 (37.8)
Pain frequency Once every 6 months 99 (47) 81 (38.8) 87 (41.6) 89 (42.6) 75 (35.9) 84 (40.2) 76 (36.4)
Once every 2-3 months 17 (8.1) 14 (6.7) 11 (5.3) 13 (6.2) 12 (5.7) 9 (4.3) 17 (8.1)
Once a month 31 (14.8) 19 (9.1) 13 (6.2) 11 (5.3) 20 (9.6) 16 (7.7) 14 (6.7)
Once a week 27 (12.9) 21 (10) 14 (6.7) 16 (7.7) 19 (9.1) 16 (7.7) 17 (8.1)
Daily 14 (6.7) 10 (4.8) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 5 (2.4) 2 (1) 12 (5.7)
No response 21 (10) 64 (30.6) 83 (39.7) 79 (37.8) 78 (37.3) 82 (39.2) 73 (34.9)
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