This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence rate of sciatic pain and its risk factors of manufacturing workers. The data were collected from 539 manufacturing factory workers who had low back pain from March 1, 1992 to August 30, 1992.
@ES The results obtained were as follows :
@EN 1. Among the 539 workers who had LBP, 22.4% of workers complained sciatic pain. The prevalence rates of sciatic pain was 32.7% in female and 20.0% in male(p<0.01), and those were 28.6% in 40's age group, 23.0% in 30's age group, 21.9% in
below
20's
age group(p<0.01). But there were no statistically significant differences by marital status and smoking habit.
2. The prevalence rate of less than 5 year job tenures group was 30.2% but that was 20.0% in more than 5 year job tenures group(p<0.05). By kind of industry, job part, daily work hours, shift work, fitness of chair, heightness of working board,
work
posture and the developed condition of back pain, there were no statistically significant differences.
3. Variables associated with the occurrence of sciatic pain, were sex(p<0.01), age(p<0.01), job tenure(p<0.05). and work posture(p<0.05). The prevalence rates of sciatic pain was higher in female, 40's years age group, less than 5 year job
tenures
group and standing work posture group.
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