21 April 2023>: Clinical Research
Examination of Musculoskeletal System Disorders and Ergonomic Conditions in the Work Environment of Academics Providing Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Controlled Study
Abdulkadir Aydın ABCDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939901
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939901
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of groups.
Study group (n=184)Mean±SD | Control group (n=82)Mean±SD | P | |
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37.46±7.34 | 41.26±9.06 | 0.127 | |
Female | 83 (%45.1) | 38 (%46.3) | 0.964 |
Male | 101 (%54.9) | 44 (%53.7) | 0.958 |
Right | 169 (%91.8) | 73 (%89) | 0.686 |
Left | 15 (%8.2) | 9 (%11) | 0.434 |
171.45±8.32 | 169.87±7.78 | 0.822 | |
78.23±8.54 | 77.56±6.87 | 0.879 | |
BMI total | 26.6±2.9 | 26.9±3.1 | 0.933 |
Underweight (BMI | 5 (%2.7) | 1 (%1.2) | |
Normal (18.5≤ BMI ≤24.9 kg/m) | 66 (%35.9) | 27 (32.9) | 0.241 |
Overweight (BMI=25.0–29.9 kg/m) | 87 (%47.3) | 34 (%41.5) | 0.182 |
Obese (30.0≤ BMI ≤34.9) kg/m) | 26 (%14.1) | 20 (%24.4) | |
14.63±8.29 | 18.89±9.42 | 0.078 | |
Professor | 19 (%10.3) | 13 (%15.9) | 0.052 |
Associate professor | 37 (%20.1) | 25 (%30.5) | |
Assistant professor | 45 (%24.5) | 11 (%13.4) | |
Lecturer | 58 (%31.5) | 5 (%6.1) | |
Research assistant | 5 (%2.7) | 26 (%31.7) | |
Instructor | 20 (%10.9) | 2 (%2.4) | |
17.45±6.68 | 11.86±5.63 | ||
Yes | 144 (%78.3) | 68 (%82.9) | 0.248 |
No | 40 (%21.7) | 14 (%17.1) | 0.237 |
Yes | 76 (%41.3) | 28 (%34.1) | 0.057 |
No | 108 (%58.7) | 54 (%65.9) | 0.088 |
Yes | 32 (%17.4) | 14 (17.1) | 0.893 |
No | 152 (%82.6) | 68 (%82.9) | 0.911 |
5.53±2.37 | 3.21±2.06 | ||
Yes | 154 (%83.7) | 36 (%43.9) | |
No | 30 (%16.3) | 46 (%56.1) | |
Usually house | 43 (%23.3) | – | |
Usually school | 27 (%14.7) | – | |
Both house and school | 114 (%62) | – | |
Pain timing | |||
Does not matter | 11 (%6) | 5 (%6.1) | 0.980 |
Morning | 26 (%14.1) | 12 (%14.6) | 0.902 |
Midday | 64 (%34.8) | 33 (%40.2) | |
Evening | 83 (%45.1) | 32 (%39.1) | |
Yes | 47 (%25.5) | 25 (%30.5) | |
No | 137 (%74.5) | 57 (%69.5) | 0.052 |
No | 17 (%9.2) | 11 (%13.4) | |
Yes 1 | 128 (%69.6) | 62 (%75.6) | 0.067 |
Yes 2 and more | 39 (%21.2) | 9 (%11) | |
4.96±1.98 | 3.58±1.67 | ||
2.78±0.73 | 1.87±0.81 | ||
5.91±2.83 | 3.88±2.07 |