Prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions and related disabilities in Bangladeshi adults: a cross-sectional national survey

Table 4 Disability and work loss among subjects with musculoskeletal conditions, cross-sectional national survey in Bangladesh, 2015^a

Disability indices	Men (n = 225)	Women (n = 336)	Both, (n = 561)
B-HAQ-DI^b score, mean	0.56 (0.47–0.65)	0.68 (0.61–0.76)	0.63 (0.56–0.71)
Disability (B-HAQ-DI Score ≥ 0.8)^c, %	19.1 (14.2–24.9)	28.6 (23.9–33.8)	24.8 (21.3–28.6)
Any work loss (last 12 months), %	27.1 (21.7–33.3)	22.6 (18.5–27.4)	24.4 (21.0–28.1)
Duration of work loss (last 12 months)^d, mean	14.7 (6.8–22.6)	9.7 (3.8–15.6)	11.7 (7.4–16.1)

^aResults in the parentheses are 95% confidence intervals; None of the results are significantly different between sexes as indicated by overlapping confidence intervals;
^bB-HAQ-DI indicates Bengali version of the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
^cThe cut-off point is according to Rosana Quintana (2016) [36]
^dNumber of days the incumbent had to stop working because of pain and related problems

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