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Table 1 Socio-demographic and Personal characteristics of the study participants, China, 2018–2020 (n = 57,501)

From: Prevalence and risk factors analysis for low back pain among occupational groups in key industries of China

Variables

Frequency(n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

 Men

37,240

64.8

 Women

20,261

35.2

Age (years)

 <25

12,085

21.0

 25-

26,139

45.5

 35-

12,301

21.4

 45-

5802

10.1

 55-

1174

2.0

Working age (years)

 <2

16,061

27.9

 2-

12,072

21.0

 4-

7299

12.7

 6-

9717

16.9

 8-

12,352

21.5

Education level

 Junior high school

15,369

26.7

 Senior high school

21,901

38.1

 University degree

19,231

33

 Graduate degree

1000

1.7

Marital status

 Single

20,997

36.5

 Married

35,343

61.5

 Divorced/Widowed

1161

2.0

Body mass index (BMI)

 <18.5

6006

10.4

 18.5-

39,328

68.4

 25-

12,167

21.2

Cigarette smoking

 No

36,527

63.5

 Occasionally

10,111

17.6

 Frequently

10,863

18.9