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Crude odds ratios (CORs) and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for predictors were reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of MSDs was found to be 54.9% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 361). Shoulders (joint pain: 24.5%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 154\/629 cases; muscle pain: 29.0%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 183\/632 cases; muscle numbness: 31.7%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 120\/379 cases) and neck (joint pain: 17.0%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 107\/629 cases; muscle pain: 14.1%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 89\/632 cases; muscle numbness: 15.3%, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 58\/379 cases) were the most affected regions. Irregular meals (often having regular meals: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.03, AOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.05\u20133.39; sometimes: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01, AOR = 2.54, 95% CI: 1.49\u20134.34 and seldomly: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01, AOR = 4.24, 95% CI: 2.28\u20137.91) were positively associated with the occurrence of MSDs. Work-related factors, including working over 5 years (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02, AOR = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.10\u20133.17) and over 51 km of food delivery distance per day (51\u201375 km: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02, AOR = 2.13, 95CI%:1.13\u20134.01; \u226576 km: <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01, AOR = 3.12, 95CI%: 1.44\u20136.77), were strongly associated with severity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>MSDs were common among takeaway riders. Personal lifestyles (meal irregularity) were found to predict the occurrence, while work-related factors (longer years of employment and prolonged food delivery distance) were positively associated with severity. 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