Objective To study the physical health status and its related absence from work in the middle and elementary school teachers.
Methods One thousand and five hundred teachers were recruited by cluster sampling technique. Information on musculoskeletal disorders and related work leave were collected using the Nordic musculoskeletal disorders standard questionnaire.
Results An elevated prevalence of the chronic muscular skeletal disorders was found in female Han ethnic teachers and teachers with longer teaching history, as well as those who working for senior high schools (P < 0.01). There were more hypertension cases in males versus females. The proportions of hyperglycemia and hyperlipemia in teachers of the primary and senior high schools were higher than that of the junior high schools (P < 0.05). Furthermore, lower sensitivity of reaction and movement was observed in male teachers, teachers with longer working history, and teachers in senior high school, as well as those who were teaching physics and chemistry than that of others (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05); and higher absenteeism rate was found in female and teachers both in junior and senior high schools as well as teachers with lower academic career (P < 0.01).
Conclusion The physical health status was suggested to associate with ethnic, working age, academic career and work contract status. On absentee-rate, the female working in junior and senior high school, lower academic career teachers are higher than the others maybe contributed by poorer physiology health state.
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