Table 5 determinants for the occurrence of shoulder neck pain, sick leave and health care use in the past 12 months among shipyard employees

Age

   ≤ 30

1.00

1.00

1.00

   31–44

1.61*

1.04 2.50

1.40

0.62 3.15

0.75

0.25 2.30

   45 ≥

1.94*

1.21 3.11

1.36

0.58 3.19

1.49

0.43 5.13

Females

1.70

0.90 3.11

0.55

0.19 1.58

0.66

0.16 2.72

Body mass index >30 kg/m2

0.84

0.54 1.31

1.27

0.58 2.75

0.56

0.18 1.76

Living alone

1.14

0.72 1.82

0.79

0.34 1.83

0.50

0.15 1.70

Kids

0.83

0.57 1.22

1.31

0.66 2.61

0.27*

0.10 0.75

Blue collars

0.72

0.47 1.09

0.78

0.37 1.62

2.10

0.66 6.61

Low level of education

0.99

0.61 1.60

1.12

0.48 2.60

1.68

0.42 6.62

Supervising

0.93

0.64 1.34

0.74

0.39 1.42

0.69

0.27 1.77

Manual material handling

0.75

0.45 1.25

1.07

0.42 2.70

1.04

0.33 3.26

Strenuous shoulder movements

1.04

0.72 1.49

1.08

0.57 2.07

3.87*

1.50 9.99

Strenuous awkward postures

1.15

0.79 1.67

0.80

0.41 1.58

1.15

0.43 3.09

High perceived exertion

0.87

0.60 1.24

1.18

0.63 2.21

1.60

0.68 3.79

Low job control

1.10

0.78 1.56

1.12

0.60 2.08

1.32

0.59 2.96

High job demands

0.93

0.65 1.34

0.61

0.32 1.16

0.41*

0.17 0.96

High need for recovery

1.28

0.86 1.89

0.95

0.49 1.85

1.79

0.71 4.55

Bad/moderate perceived general health

3.63*

2.55 5.16

1.34

0.70 2.58

2.28

0.91 5.69

MSD comorbidity

-

   SNP

1.00

1.00

   SNP and LBP

1.17

0.56 2.48

0.91

0.36 2.34

   SNP and HWP

3.31

0.96 11.40

1.08

0.26 4.49

   ALL

1.42

0.59 3.41

0.37

0.09 1.44

Chronic complaint

-

2.85*

1.52 5.35

3.42*

1.38 8.46