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Table 4 Prevalence odds ratios for duration of musculoskeletal symptoms within the previous 12 months.

From: Prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal symptoms in symphony orchestra musicians vary by gender: a cross-sectional study

 

High strings

(N = 149)

Low strings

(N = 59)

Woodwinds

(N = 62)

Brass players

(N = 53)

Others

(N = 19)

 

OR

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

> 7 days of symptoms in the

     

Neck

1.0

1.3 (0.8 - 2.0)

0.7 (0.4 - 1.1)

0.7 (0.4 - 1.4)

1.0 (0.4 - 2.79

Upper back

1.0

1.4 (0.8 - 2.6)

1.0 (0.5 - 1.9)

0.9 (0.4 - 2.1)

1.6 (0.5 - 4.8)

Lower back

1.0

0.6 (0.3 - 1.0)

0.5 (0.2 - 1.2)

0.9 (0.3 - 2.5)

0.7 (0.3 - 1.7)

Left shoulder

1.0

0.7 (0.3 - 1.6)

0.5 (0.3 - 0.9)

1.2 (0.5 - 2.6)

0.4 (0.2 - 1.1)

Right shoulder

1.0

1.6 (0.6 - 3.9)

0.7 (0.3 - 1.6)

1.2 (0.5 - 3.0)

1.1 (0.1 - 7.9)

Left elbow

1.0

1.8 (0.8 - 4.3)

0.4 (0.9 - 1.6)

1.4 (0.4 - 5.3)

3.8 (0.9 - 16.9)

Right elbow

1.0

1.4 (0.6 - 2.9)

0.8 (0.2 - 3.2)

0.3 (0.4 - 3.1)

1.1 (0.3 - 3.7)

Left hand & wrist

1.0

1.2 (0.6 - 2.3)

0.4 (0.1 - 1.0)

0.9 (0.3 - 2.3)

1.1 (0.2 - 5.4)

Right hand & wrist

1.0

3.2 (1.4 - 7.3)

1.8 (0.9 - 3.6)

0.3 (0.0 - 2.4)

3.1 (0.5 - 20.4)

≥ 1 anatomic region

1.0

0.9 (0.4 - 2.3)

0.4 (0.2 - 0.9)

0.9 (0.3 - 3.3)

0.7 (0.2 - 2.8)

> 30 days of symptoms in the

     

Neck

1.0

2.3 (1.1 - 4.5)

1.1 (0.6 - 1.9)

1.1 (0.4 - 3.4)

1.7 (0.5 - 6.7)

Upper back

1.0

2.2 (1.0 - 4.9)

1.4 (0.6 - 3.1)

1.1 (0.7 - 1.6)

2.5 (0.9 -6.9)

Lower back

1.0

1.3 (0.6 - 3.3)

1.0 (0.5 - 1.7)

1.0 (0.3 - 3.9)

1.1 (0.4 - 3.2)

Left shoulder

1.0

1.0 (0.3 - 3.1)

0.9 (0.4 - 1.9)

1.5 (0.6 - 3.7)

1.0 (0.4 - 2.3)

Right shoulder

1.0

2.2 (0.7 - 7.7)

0.8 (0.3 - 2.5)

0.8 (0.2 - 2.9)

0.9 (0.1 - 11.0)

Left elbow

1.0

1.1 (0.6 - 2.2)

0.3 (0.0 - 2.1)

0.9 (0.1 - 7.6)

3.8 (0.7 - 19.4)

Right elbow

1.0

1.2 (0.5 - 2.6)

1.0 (0.3 - 4.0)

0.2 (0.0 - 2.3)

1.8 (0.6 - 5.3)

Left hand & wrist

1.0

1.9 (0.7 - 5.1)

0.6 (0.3 - 1.4)

2.4 (1.3 - 4.5)

4.9 (0.7 - 34.9)

Right hand & wrist

1.0

3.0 (0.7 - 12.5)

2.0 (0.8 - 5.0)

0.8 (0.1 - 5.6)

5.5 (0.7 - 43.1)

≥ 1 anatomic region

1.0

2.3 (1.1 - 5.0)

0.9 (0.5 - 1.7)

1.1 (0.7 - 1.7)

1.6 (0.4 - 7.0)

  1. All analyses were adjusted for gender, age, number of playing years on main instrument, and had orchestra of employment as cluster variable. Prevalence odds ratios with P-value < 0.05 are marked with bold. The instruments of each instrument group are shown in Table 1.
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