Table 3 The one-week overall and gender-specific prevalence (95% confidence interval) of neck pain and low back pain in three samples of Canadian post-secondary students

Any Neck Pain

All

63.7% (59.9, 67.3)

45.4% (38.4, 52.4)

76.9% (72.9, 80.4).

Female

68.1% (63.9, 72.0)

56.0% (47.4, 64.3)

85.3% (80.8, 89.0)

Male

45.3% (36.4, 54.3)

50.7% (38.0, 63.3)

64.5% (57.5, 71.1)

Neck Pain ≥ 3/10

All

52.1% (48.3, 55.9)

44.4% (37.5, 51.4)

58.4% (54.0, 62.7)

Female

57.1% (52.8, 61.3)

47.5% (39.0, 56.0)

70.6% (65.1, 75.6)

Male

32.8% (24.7, 41.6)

36.9% (25.2, 49.8)

40.4% (33.5, 47.4)

Any Low Back Pain

All

67.4% (63.7, 70.9)

60.9% (53.8, 67.5)

69% (64.8, 73.0)

Female

70.5% (66.4, 74.3)

63.1% (54.5, 71.0)

72.5% (67.1, 77.4)

Male

53.9% (44.8, 62.7)

55.3% (42.5, 67.7)

64% (57.0, 70.6)

Low Back Pain ≥ 3/10

All

55.1% (51.2, 58.9)

51.2% (44.1, 58.1)

47.8% (43.4, 52.2)

Female

58.6% (54.3, 62.8)

53.9% (45.3, 62.3)

51.6% (45.8, 57.3)

Male

42.1% (33.5, 51.2)

44.6% (32.2, 57.4)

42.3% (35.4, 49.4)