Caracteristics

Sex ratio

1.06

Meanage ± and (extremes)

42.6 ± 21 years (19 to 60 years)

Dependent children among 142 females:

0 child

1 to 3 children

≥3 children

28 (19.72%)

93 (65.49 %)

21 (14.79%)

Medical antecedent: n (%)

At least one confirmed disease

Upper limb MSD symptoms

MSDs in the back

93 (31.74%).

150 (51.20%)

204 (69.62%)

Average BMI

overweight

Obesity

26.5 ± 3.49 [17.4 - 8.3] kg/m²

122 (41.64%)

61 (20.82%)

Grades: n (%)

Senior techniciens

Nurses

Nurse assistant.

138 (47.10%)

111 (37.88%)

44 (15.02%)

Shiftofwork: n (%)

Nightshift

Average period

209 (71.33%)

5.63 ± 7.54 years

Health self-assessment: n (%)

Excellent or good

Average

Bad

167 (57%)

31 (10.58%)

95 (32.42%)

Workability: WAI

Excellent or good n (%)

Bad

40 ± 6.28 [21 - 49]

177 (60.41%)

116 (39.59%)

Desired age of retirement <60 years.

Mean age of retirement

Raisons of an early retirement:

・ the content and conditions of work

・ in related to their health

・ other causes

22.52%

54.13 ± 4.10 years

34.5%

25.9%

39.6%