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Table 3 Study population, representativity of participants, and distribution of examined participants between examiners

From: Occurrence and co-existence of localized musculoskeletal symptoms and findings in work-attending orchestra musicians - an exploratory cross-sectional study

 

Study population N = 441

Participants N = 216

Confidence interval for participants

Participants examined by examiner1

Participants examined by examiner2

% (N)

% (N)

95% ci

N = 90

N = 126

Gender

     

Men

61.0% (269)

54.2% (117)

47.5-60.8%

44%

56%

Women

39.0% (172)

45.8% (99)

39.2-52.5%

39%

61%

In total

100.0% (441)

100.0% (216)

-

42%

58%

Age groups

     

20-29

7.3% (32)

5.1% (11)

2.1-8.0%

45%

55%

30-39

33.1% (146)

32.9% (71)

26.6-39.2%

44%

56%

40-49

23.6% (104)

27.3% (59)

21.3-33.3%

39%

61%

50-59

22.7% (100)

24.5% (33)

18.8-30.3%

42%

58%

60-69

13.2% (58)

10.2% (22)

6.1-14.2%

41%

59%

70-79

0.2% (1)

0% (0)

-

0%

0%

In total

100.1% (441)

100.0% (216)

-

42%

58%

Instrument groups

     

High strings

44.2% (195)

44.4% (96)

37.8-51.1%

40%

60%

Low strings

16.8% (74)

18.5% (40)

13.3-23.7%

43%

58%

Brass players

16.8% (74)

14.4% (31)

9.7-19.1%

42%

58%

Woodwinds

15.6% (69)

15.7% (34)

10.9-20.6%

38%

62%

Others (percussion, harp, keyboard)

6.6% (29)

6.9% (15)

3.5-10.45

60%

40%

In total

100.0% (441)

99.9% (216)

-

42%

58%

Orchestra

     

No. 1

15.4% (68)

21.3% (46)

15.8-26.8%

50%

50%

No. 2

17.7% (78)

16.2% (35)

11.3-21.1%

54%

46%

No. 3

15.2% (67)

11.6% (25)

7.3-15.9%

48%

52%

No. 4

15.4% (68)

13.4% (29)

8.9-18.0%

41%

59%

No. 5

12.9% (57)

21.8% (47)

16.2-27.3%

47%

53%

No. 6

23.4% (103)

15.7% (34)

10.9-20.6%

6%

94%

In total

100% (441)

100% (216)

-

42%

58%