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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participating kitchen workers in the studied student hostels, Cairo, Egypt (n=128)

From: Frequency and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among kitchen workers

Variable

N

%

Age

 <30

4

3.2

 30–40

35

27.3

 40–50

63

49.2

 >50

26

20.3

 Mean ± SD

44.8 ± 8.24

 Range

(24–59)

Gender

 Male

85

66.4

 Female

43

33.6

Residence

 Cairo

81

63.3

 Outside Cairo

47

36.7

Marital status

 Single/widowed

9

7.0

 Married

119

93.0

Education

 Illiterate

16

12.5

 Primary/preparatory

58

45.3

 Secondary

40

31.3

 University or postgraduate studies

14

11.0

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

65

50.8

 Current smoker

53

41.4

 Past smoker

10

7.8

Smoking type (n=50)

 Cigarette

48

90.6

 Shisha

5

9.4

Smoking frequency (cigarettes) (n=45)

 <1 pack

18

38.3

 1–2 packs

24

51.1

 >2 packs

5

10.6

No. of cigarettes

 Mean ± SD

19 ± 12

 Range

(2–60)

Smoking duration (years)

 Mean ± SD

22 ± 9.2

 Range

(2–40)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Normal (18–25)

30

23.4

 Overweight (25–<30)

47

36.7

 Obese 1 (30–<35)

37

28.9

 Obese 2 (35–<40)

13

10.2

 Obese 3 (more than 40)

1

0.8

 Mean ± SD

28.9 ± 4.7

 Range

(18.83–40.12)