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) |