Table 5 Occurrence and recovery of musculoskeletal symptoms after 12Â months for categories of BMI (overweight and obese), adjusted for age and gender
From: The relation between body mass index and musculoskeletal symptoms in the working population
Occurrence (from no symptoms to symptoms) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Overall | Neck/shoulder | Upper extremity | Back | Lower extremity |
N = 3,663 | N = 5,071 | N = 5,591 | N = 5,085 | N = 5,410 | |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.23 | 1.13 | 1.34 |
(0.99-1.37) | (0.90-1.28) | (1.01-1.47) | (0.95-1.35) | (1.13-1.60) | |
Obese | 1.37 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 0.94 | 2.11 |
(1.05-1.79) | (0.76-1.33) | (1.14-1.98) | (0.69-1.28) | (1.64-2.72) | |
Recovery (from symptoms to no symptoms) | |||||
| Â | Overall | Neck/shoulder | Upper extremity | Back | Lower extremity |
N = 3,841 | N = 2,086 | N = 1,378 | N = 2,005 | N = 1,667 | |
Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.80 |
(0.82-1.13) | (0.82-1.22) | (0.75-1.21) | (0.86-1.30) | (0.65-1.00) | |
Obese | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 0.99 | 0.57 |
(0.59-0.97) | (0.70-1.30) | (0.59-1.18) | (0.73-1.33) | (0.42-0.78) | |