Table 1 General information and NSP characteristics of public hospital workers.

From: Prevalence of neck/shoulder pain among public hospital workers in China and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

In primary hospitals

In secondary hospitals

In tertiary hospitals

Questionnaires collected

30,520

14,211

9998

6311

Failed to participate

4839

2198

1603

1038

Valid questionnaires

29,547

13,537

9759

6251

Age

37.4 ± 11.2

38.4 ± 10.1

37.1 ± 11.5

35.7 ± 12.7

Sex

 Male

8795 (29.8%)

3953 (29.2%)

2905 (29.8%)

1937 (31.0%)

 Female

20,752 (70.2%)

9584 (70.8%)

6854 (70.2%)

4314 (69.0%)

Marital status

 Never married

4391 (14.9%)

1972 (14.6%)

1446 (14.8%)

973 (15.6%)

 Married/cohabiting

23,809 (80.6%)

10,962 (81.0%)

7869 (80.6%)

4978 (79.6%)

 Divorced/separated/widowed

1347 (4.6%)

603 (4.5%)

444 (4.5%)

300 (4.8%)

BMI

 < 18.5 (Underweight)

1537 (5.2%)

731 (5.4%)

506 (5.2%)

300 (4.8%)

 18.5–23.9 (Normal weight)

18,607 (63.0%)

8551 (63.2%)

6140 (62.9%)

3916 (62.6%)

 24.0–27.9 (Overweight)

5525 (18.7%)

2506 (18.5%)

1839 (18.8%)

1180 (18.9%)

 ≥ 28.0 (Obesity)

3878 (13.1%)

1749 (12.9%)

1274 (13.1%)

855 (13.7%)

Educational level

 Lower than junior college

16,760 (56.7%)

8142 (60.1%)

5563 (57.0%)

3055 (48.9%)

 Junior college

4906 (16.6%)

2351 (17.4%)

1620 (16.6%)

935 (15.0%)

 Bachelor

4762 (16.1%)

1972 (14.6%)

1580 (16.2%)

1210 (19.4%)

 Master or above

3119 (10.6%)

1072 (7.9%)

996 (10.2%)

1051 (16.8%)

Smoking

 Never smoked

20,730 (70.2%)

9415 (69.6%)

6862 (70.3%)

4453 (71.2%)

 Ex-smoker

2781 (9.4%)

1251 (9.2%)

917 (9.4%)

613 (9.8%)

 Current smoker

6036 (20.4%)

2871 (21.2%)

1980 (20.3%)

1185 (19.0%)

Exercise in leisure time

 Never/almost never

7091 (24.0%)

3172 (23.4%)

2374 (24.3%)

1545 (24.7%)

 Sometimes

14,108 (47.7%)

6512 (48.1%)

4640 (47.5%)

2956 (47.3%)

 Often

8348 (28.3%)

3853 (28.5%)

2745 (28.1%)

1750 (28.0%)

Work hours per week

 < 40

9050 (30.6%)

4567 (33.7%)

2855 (29.3%)

1628 (26.0%)

 40–45

11,814 (40.0%)

5231 (38.6%)

3927 (40.2%)

2656 (42.5%)

 > 45

8683 (29.4%)

3739 (27.6%)

2977 (30.5%)

1967 (31.5%)

NSP lasting for at least

 24 h

20,601 (69.7%, 69.2–70.2%)

7179 (53.0%, 52.2–53.8%)

7551 (77.4%, 76.6–78.2%)

5871 (93.9%, 93.3–94.5%)

 7 days

12,016 (40.7%, 40.1–41.3%)

3169 (23.4%, 22.7–24.1%)

4795 (49.1%, 48.1–50.1%)

4052 (64.8%, 63.6–66.0%)

 3 months

4624 (15.6%, 15.2–16.0%)

1258 (9.3%, 8.8–9.8%)

1652 (16.9%, 16.2–17.6%)

1714 (27.4%, 26.3–28.5%)

Absence due to NSP

3366 (11.4%, 11.0–11.8%)

1054 (7.8%, 7.3–8.3%)

1129 (11.6%, 11.0–12.2%)

1183 (18.9%, 17.9–19.9%)