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Table 3 Gender distribution of musculoskeletal complaints based on site of symptoms

From: Epidemiology of musculoskeletal symptoms, rheumatologic disorders, and disability in the Zoroastrian population in Yazd, Iran: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study (stage 1)

Joint

Men

Women

All

Shoulder

4.6 (3.3–6.1)

13.6 (11.5–15.6)

9.3 (7.9–10-6)

Elbow

2.2 (1.4–3.1)

6.3 (4.8–7.9)

4.4 (3.4–5.3)

Wrist

1.8 (1–2.7)

8.2 (6.5–9.9)

5.1 (4.2–6.1)

Hand

2.4 (1.5–3.5)

10.2 (8.3–12.1)

6.5 (5.5–7.6)

Hip

2.6 (1.7–3.8)

8.3 (6.7–10.2)

5.6 (4.6–6.6)

Knee

9.9 (7.9–11.9)

23.2 (20.7–25.8)

16.9 (15.3–18.5)

Ankle

2.8 (1.9–4.1)

7.8 (6.1–9.6)

5.4 (4.4–6.4)

Foot

1.9 (1–2.7)

6.6 (5.2–8.2)

4.4 (3.5–5.3)

Cervical Spine

4 (2.8–5.3)

12.7 (10.7–14.6)

8.5 (7.3–9.8)

Dorsolumbar

7.6 (5.9–9.4)

19.3 (17–21.6)

13.7 (12.2–15.2)

All sites

17.2 (14.6–19.6)

37.1 (34–40.3)

27.6 (25.8–29.5)

  1. Data is presented as percent (95% confidence interval)