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Table 3 Descriptive statistics, employment status and occupational status for Gen1 and Gen2 samples

From: Testing the association between shoulder pain prevalence and occupational, physical activity, and mental health factors in two generations of Australian adults

 

Gen1 (n = 1098)

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Gen2 (n = 1128)

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Age (y)

56.55 (5.73)

22.2 (0.64)

Sex (f)

636 (57.9%)

597 (52.9%)

Weight (kg)

79.35 (23.88)†

72.4 (21.9)†

Height (m)

1.68 (0.14)†

1.72 (0.14)†

BMI

27.34 (6.83)†

23.9 (5.45)†

Waist-Hip Ratio

0.91 (0.08)

0.83 (0.07)

Smoking (yes)

498 (45.4%)

185 (16.4%)

Employment Status

  

Full Time

Part Time

Retired

Other*

Unemployed

Casual Work

Voluntary Work or Carer

Not Reported

489 (44.5%)

244 (22.2%)

148 (13.5%)

60 (5.4%)

48 (4.4%)

43 (3.9%)

18 (1.6%)

48 (4.4%)

442 (39.2%)

303 (26.9%)

NR

50 (4.4%)

154 (13.7%)

NR

34 (3.0%)

145 (12.8%)

Study Status

  

Full-time

Part-time

Apprentice

Not studying

NA

NA

NA

NA

377 (33.4%)

99 (8.8%)

29 (2.6%)

623 (55.2%)

Occupational Status

  

Sedentary

Standing

Physical Work

Heavy Manual Work

Not Reported

432 (39.3%)

188 (17.1%)

194 (17.7%)

22 (2%)

262 (23.9)

273 (24.2%)

332 (29.4%)

283 (25.1%)

71 (6.3%)

169 (15%)

  1. N, number; SD, standard deviation; , Median (inter-quartile range); *, other includes being on long service leave, self-employed, business owner/proprietor, musician, artist, or house person; NA, not available