Table 2 Multiple logistic regressions of associations of background variables with each of the four dimensions of Attitudes regarding responsibility for musculoskeletal disorders (ARM).
From: Responsibility for managing musculoskeletal disorders – A cross-sectional postal survey of attitudes
Variable | Dimension | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Responsibility Self Active" ≥ 17 p Included in analysis n = 693, above cut-off n = 176 | "Responsibility Out of my hands" ≥ 8 p Included in analysis n = 693, above cut-off n = 156 | "Responsibility Employer" ≥ 9 p Included in analysis n = 683, above cut-off n = 174 | "Responsibility (Medical) Professionals" ≥ 14 p Included in analysis n = 692, above cut-off n = 182 | |||||
OR | CI (95%) | OR | CI (95%) | OR | CI (95%) | OR | CI (95%) | |
Age (years old) | ||||||||
18–40 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
41–64 | .73 | .49; 1.08 | .73 | .47; 1.14 | .49 | .32; .74 | 1.09 | .71; 1.69 |
>65 | . 43 | .22; .83 | 1.26 | .69; 2.28 | .80 | .44; 1.44 | 2.49 | 1.41; 4.40 |
Gender | ||||||||
Male (ref) | 1.00 | |||||||
Female | 1.49 | 1.03; 2.16 | ||||||
Education | ||||||||
University (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
High school | 1.30 | .81; 2.11 | 1.25 | .81; 1.95 | 2.15 | 1.34; 3.47 | ||
Compulsory school | 4.10 | 2.35; 7.15 | 3.12 | 1.81; 5.40 | 4.76 | 2.73; 8.29 | ||
Other | 1.93 | .93; 3.98 | 1.94 | .98; 3.88 | 3.30 | 1.67; 6.55 | ||
Physical activity | ||||||||
Perform at least 3 times/week (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Perform 1–2 times/week | 2.66 | 1.58; 4.49 | 1.13 | .70; 1.82 | ||||
Perform now and then | 6.44 | 3.81; 10.89 | 1.57 | .96; 2.57 | ||||
Perform none or very little | 9.20 | 4.58; 18.50 | 2.92 | 1.50; 5.69 | ||||
Presence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) | ||||||||
No musculoskeletal disorders (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Suffered from musculoskeletal disorders | 2.78 | 1.58; 4.89 | .66 | .43; 1.01 | .42 | .27; .65 | ||
Sick-leave | ||||||||
No sick-leave (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
Sick-leave but not for MSD | 1.44 | .78; 2.65 | 1.27 | .66; 2.43 | 1.78 | .99; 3.22 | ||
MSD related sick-leave | 2.55 | 1.18; 5.48 | 2.31 | 1.08; 4.91 | 3.07 | 1.48; 6.39 | ||
Visits to care provider | ||||||||
No visits (ref) | 1.00 | |||||||
Visited | 2.07 | 1.40; 3.05 | ||||||