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Table 2 Annual incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in nurses and reference group, 2004–2010

From: Risk of musculoskeletal disorder among Taiwanese nurses cohort: a nationwide population-based study

Year

Annual incidencea(%)

 

Nurses

Reference group

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p

2004

29.26

24.58

1.27

1.19–1.35

< 0.001

2005

28.45

23.84

1.27

1.19–1.35

< 0.001

2006

28.35

23.32

1.30

1.22–1.39

< 0.001

2007

30.20

24.37

1.34

1.26–1.43

< 0.001

2008

29.89

24.37

1.32

1.24–1.41

< 0.001

2009

33.53

26.46

1.40

1.32–1.49

< 0.001

2010

33.65

25.80

1.46

1.37–1.55

< 0.001

  1. aAnnual incidence is the number of new cases of MSD divided by the size of the population at risk in each year.