Table 1.
Distribution of the study centres and students participating in the study.
Table 2.
Independent variables included in the study.
Fig 1.
Flowchart of participant selection for the analysis.
Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of demographic variables.
Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of variables associated with self-reported health-related status.
Table 5.
Descriptive statistics of variables associated with the playing of musical instruments.
Table 6.
The distribution of participants, according to the six-year group levels and the classification of instruments.
Fig 2.
Musculoskeletal status among participants.
Prevalence of self-reported playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs, n = 408; 48%), self-reported musculoskeletal condition not related to the musical practice (MSK, n = 152; 18%) and musculoskeletal condition (MSK, n = 152; 18%). PRMDs, Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders; MSK, Musculoskeletal.
Fig 3.
Prevalence of self-reported playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among groups according to their playing posture and arm position while playing.
Table 7.
Bivariate associations between MSK status and factors reflecting demographics, health-related status and the playing of musical instrument.
Table 8.
Multinomial logistic regression analysis of associations between MSK status and factors reflecting demographics, health-related status and the playing of musical instrument.