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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (n = 322)

From: Association of working hours, job position, and BMI with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the physiotherapists of Gujarat—an observational study

Characteristic

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

Male

67

20.81

Female

255

79.19

Age (years)

25–30

187

58.07

31–35

87

27.02

36–40

26

8.07

41–45

18

5.59

> 45

4

1.24

Job position

Post-graduate student

5.91

19

Full-time clinician

43.79

141

Academician

35.09

113

Part-time clinician

15.22

49

Weekly working hours

7–12 h

0.62

2

13–18 h

5.28

17

19–24 h

13.35

43

25–30 h

25.78

83

31–36 h

28.26

91

37–42 h

14.91

48

More than 42 h

11.80

38

BMI categories

(kg/m2)

< 18.5 (underweight)

16.15

52

18.5–22.9 (normal or lean)

48.76

157

23.0–24.9 (overweight)

19.88

64

> 25 (obese)

15.22

49