Table 5 |
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Subgroup analysis: head loaders with/without report of head or neck pain. |
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Head or neck pain |
N |
Mean (sd) |
Std. error |
Mean difference (95% CI) |
P value (2 tailed) |
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Container weight (kg) |
No |
10 |
18.06 (6.5) |
2.05 |
4.61 (-9.72-0.49) |
0.069 |
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Yes |
9 |
22.68 (3.4) |
1.14 |
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Distance (m) |
No |
12 |
334 (209) |
60.3 |
15.8 (-19.4-16.2) |
0.854 |
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Yes |
8 |
350 (167) |
59.2 |
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Carrying time (min) |
No |
11 |
6 (3) |
0.9 |
12.7 sec (-3.4-3.8m) |
0.901 |
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Yes |
9 |
5 (4) |
1.4 |
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TDCT (min) |
No |
7 |
17 (12) |
4.4 |
0.16 (-16.1-15.8) |
0.983 |
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Yes |
6 |
17 (14) |
5.6 |
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CW/BW% |
No |
10 |
39 (15) |
4.8 |
5.6 (-20.7-9.6) |
0.448 |
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yes |
9 |
45 (16) |
5.3 |
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RPE |
No |
11 |
6.0 (3) |
0.9 |
2.5 (-5.1-0.1) |
0.051 |
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Yes |
8 |
8.5 (2) |
0.8 |
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1Distance is reported in meters as that from the water source to the home in one direction whilst carrying a filled water container; 2TDCT total daily carrying time: equals observed carrying time multiplied by reported usual daily frequency of water carrying; CW/BW%: container weight as a percentage of body weight; RPE: rating of perceived exertion measured with the Modified Borg Scale |
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Geere et al. Environmental Health 2010 9:52 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-9-52 |
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