Table 4 Logistic regression of neck/shoulder pain (NSP) in the past month and nature of activity for females (n = 351) and males (n = 292), expressed as odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CI)

39.3

1.62 (0.70–3.72)

13.3

0.57 (0.12–2.70)

40.6

1.60 (0.90–2.86)

34.0

1.97 (0.96–4.04)

30.3

1

21.1

1

31.0

1.0 (0.52–1.92)

25.0

1.24 (0.55–2.79)

47.4

2.11 (0.81–5.52)

20.4

0.97 (0.44–2.14)

33.3

0.97 (0.17–5.55)

16.7

0.69 (0.22–2.22)

33.0

0.95 (0.56–1.61)

25.0

1.13 (0.59–2.17)

34.0

1

22.7

1

34.2

1.02 (0.48–2.18)

22.6

1.01 (0.39–2.60)

37.0

1.20 (0.60–2.40)

29.6

1.44 (0.56–3.66)

38.2

1.42 (0.65–3.07)

27.6

1.13 (0.44–2.88)

28.0

0.82 (0.44–1.52)

17.5

0.61 (0.29–1.26)

30.4

1

26.0

1

61.2

*3.51 (1.80–6.87)

30.6

1.26 (0.59–2.66)

20.0

0.56 (0.22–1.46)

14.8

0.49 (0.16–1.56)

29.0

0.81 (0.36–1.79)

23.5

1.37 (0.58–3.22)

34.8

1.02 (0.57–1.83)

24.4

1.44 (0.69–3.01)

34.2

1

18.3

1

33.9

1.02 (0.53–1.95)

29.2

1.90 (0.81–4.41)

37.8

1.26 (0.58–2.72)

27.8

1.75 (0.54–5.68)

40.5

1.13 (0.55–2.32)

33.3

2.01 (0.33–12.09)

32.6

0.83 (0.47–1.48)

17.9

0.85 (0.28–2.59)

36.4

1

20.0

1

30.4

0.76 (0.41–1.42)

23.5

1.21 (0.61–2.41)

16.7

0.34 (0.07–1.61)

31.4

1.81 (0.82–4.02)