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METHODS: A total of 539 respondents from 50 automotive repair and maintenance companies in China were selected to investigate the prevalence of WMSDs via the modified Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire. Chi-square test and logistic regression models were applied to analyze their associated risk factors. RESULTS: The total prevalence of WMSDs among 539 workers was 32.8%. The top three body parts for prevalence were the lower back (17.1%), neck (16.3%), and shoulders (14.5%). The highest prevalence of WMSDs was found in the neck (23.6%) and lower back (14.3%) for sheet metal workers and mechanics, respectively, whereas painters had the highest prevalence of WMSDs in the lower back and feet (both at 15.4%). Logistic regression analysis showed that females were at higher risk of WMSDs than males (OR 5.027, [95% CI] [1.278\u201319.772], p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05). Workers subjected to uncomfortable positions were at increased risk of WMSDs (OR 1.79, [95% CI] [1.333\u20132.410], p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.01). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of WMSDs is high among automotive maintenance workers, with the highest prevalence in the lower back (17.1%). Uncomfortable working postures and frequent repetitive movements with lower limbs and ankles at work may be important risk factors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/wor-220412","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,23]],"date-time":"2023-05-23T12:32:35Z","timestamp":1684845155000},"page":"1219-1231","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Epidemiological study of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and related risk factors among automobile maintenance workers"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"76","author":[{"given":"Huadong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huaxin","family":"Deng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ning","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fengqiong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaoping","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lei","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhongxu","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rugang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Health, Tianjin Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","reference":[{"issue":"9","key":"10.3233\/WOR-220412_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1769","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pain.2013.05.039","article-title":"Patterns of multisite pain and associations with risk factors","volume":"154","author":"Coggon","year":"2013","journal-title":"Pain"},{"key":"10.3233\/WOR-220412_ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2474-10-89","article-title":"Musculoskeletal disorders in physically active conscripts: A one-year follow-up study in the Finnish Defence Forces","volume":"10","author":"Taanila","year":"2009","journal-title":"BMC Musculoskelet Disord"},{"issue":"7","key":"10.3233\/WOR-220412_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"891","DOI":"10.1007\/s00420-020-01540-7","article-title":"Do organisational and ward-level factors explain the variance in multi-site musculoskeletal pain in eldercare workers? 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