Table 4 Factors associated with MSP during past 12 months among medical students using chi square test
MSP during past 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Yes (%) | No (%) | OR (95%CI) | P-value | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 59 (68.6) | 27 (31.4) | |||
Female | 92 (63.0) | 54 (37.0) | 1.3 (0.7-2.3) | 0.388 | |
Race | |||||
Malay | 124 (66.3) | 63 (33.7) | |||
Chinese | 16 (64.0) | 9 (36.0) | |||
Indian | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | 0.595 | ||
Academic year | |||||
Preclinical | 97 (58.1) | 70 (41.9) | |||
clinical | 54 (83.1) | 11 (16.9) | 3.5 (1.7-7.3) | < 0.001* | |
History of trauma | |||||
Yes | 34 (91.9) | 3 (8.1) | 7.6 (2.24-2.56) | < 0.001^ | |
No | 117 (60.0) | 78 (40.0) | |||
Family history of MSD* | |||||
Yes | 65 (73.9) | 23 (26.1) | 2.5 (1.31-4.90) | 0.006 | |
No | 39 (52.7) | 35 (47.3) | 1.00 | ||
Not sure | 47 (67.1) | 23 (32.9) | 1.8 (0.93-3.60) | 0.079 | |
Exercise* | Regularly | 33 (58.9) | 23 (41.1) | 1.9 (0.69-4.97) | 0.213 |
Not regularly | 108 (70.6) | 45 (29.4) | 3.1 (1.27-7.63) | 0.013 | |
Not at all | 10 (43.5) | 13 (56.5) | 1.00 | ||
Coffee | |||||
< 3 cups/week | 89 (60.5) | 58 (39.5) | 1.8 (0.98-3.14) | 0.056 | |
≥ 3cups/week | 62 (72.9) | 23 (27.1) | |||
Yes (Median, IQR) | No (Median, IQR)** | ||||
Body Mass Index | (22.3, 5.2) | (21.3, 4.5) | 0.052 | ||
Hours of computer use/day | (5.0, 3.0) | (4.0, 2.5) | 0.027 | ||
Hours of study/day | (3.0 ±2.0) | (3.0, 2.0) | 0.741 | ||