Table 6: Relationship between the 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and good postures adopted during the use of a smartphone.

12-month Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain

Good postures

Neck pain

Shoulder pain

Elbow pain

Wrists/hand pain

Upper back pain

Lower back pain

One/both hip/thigh pain

One/both knee pain

One /both ankles/feet pain

 

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

1

-0.049

0.331

0.071

0.570

0.056

0.742

0.098

0.279

-0.051

0.305

-0.056

0.261

0.005

0.924

-0.024

0.635

0.001

0.980

2

-0.094

0.059

0.085

0.413

0.070

0.579

0.096

0.296

-0.035

0.490

-0.052

0.296

0.006

0.904

-0.023

0.641

-0.063

0.210

3

-0.059

0.242

0.111

0.179

0.131

0.077

0.086

0.394

-0.129

0.010

-0.045

0.373

0.024

0.630

-0.020

0.683

0.033

0.512

4

0.009

0.857

0.014

0.994

0.055

0.748

0.109

0.190

0.055

0.275

-0.031

0.538

-0.005

0.918

0.030

0.549

-0.095

0.059

5

-0.110

0.027

0.075

0.525

0.083

0.429

0.042

0.870

-0.016

0.755

-0.060

0.232

-0.072

0.150

0.063

0.207

0.000

0.998

6

-0.088

0.077

0.105

0.224

0.090

0.358

0.107

0.203

-0.174

0.000

-0.059

0.240

-0.037

0.464

0.039

0.431

0.015

0.771

Note: Where r = correlation coefficient and p = corresponding probability value and significant at ≤ 0.05.