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Table 6 Prevalence odds ratios for consequences of musculoskeletal problems by instrument groups.

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)

Impact on level of function

     

Impaired/changed playing

1.0

1.0 (0.6 - 1.6)

0.4 (0.2 - 0.5)

0.8 (0.3 - 2.2)

0.3 (0.2 - 0.5)

Daily activities at home

1.0

0.7 (0.5 - 1.0)

0.4 (0.3 - 0.7)

0.9 (0.4 - 2.2)

0.7 (0.2 - 2.7)

Leisure time activities

1.0

0.8 (0.6 - 1.1)

0.3 (0.2 - 0.8)

1.4 (0.5 - 3.7)

0.9 (0.3 - 3.0)

Sleep

1.0

1.0 (0.6 - 1.7)

0.7 (0.3 - 1.7)

2.0 (0.8 - 4.9)

0.9 (0.3 - 3.0)

Behavioural consequences

     

Pausing from practicing

1.0

1.0 (0.7 - 1.4)

0.3 (0.2 - 0.4)

0.4 (0.2 - 0.9)

0.3 (0.1 - 1.3)

Pausing from rehearsals

1.0

0.9 (0.4 - 2.0)

0.5 (0.3 - 0.8)

0.1 (0.0 - 0.8)

0.2 (0.0 - 2.0)

Omitting playing at concerts

1.0

0.8 (0.3 - 2.1)

0.3 (0.1 - 0.5)

0.2 (0.1 - 0.5)

0.3 (0.1 - 1.4)

Sick-leave

1.0

0.9 (0.3 - 2.8)

0.3 (0.1 - 0.7)

0.3 (0.1 - 1.2)

0.8 (0.2 - 2.9)

Use of painkillers

1.0

0.7 (0.3 - 1.6)

0.5 (0.2 - 1.0)

0.9 (0.5 - 1.7)

0.6 (0.3 - 1.4)

  1. All analyses were adjusted for age, gender, 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.