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Table 5 Multivariable analysis of symptom-predicting factors (12-month prevalence) – final model (step 6). The bold font indicates the significant factors.

From: Musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper extremities and the neck: A cross-sectional study on prevalence and symptom-predicting factors at visual display terminal (VDT) workstations

  

Symptoms of neck

Symptoms of shoulder

Symptoms of elbow/forearm

Symptoms of hand/wrist

Significant factors

 

p-value

OR

95%-CI

p-value

OR

95%-CI

p-value

OR

95%-CI

p-value

OR

95%-CI

Years on the job

 

0.255

1.008

0.994, 1.022

0.000

1.026

1.012, 1.040

0.008

1.025

1.006, 1.043

0.399

1.007

0.991, 1.023

Gender

 

0.000

2.005

1.478, 2.719

0.000

1.890

1.399, 2.553

0.285

1.247

0.832, 1.868

0.069

1.385

0.975, 1.967

Body Mass Index

 

0.196

1.027

0.987, 1.068

0.261

1.023

0.983, 1.064

0.027

1.058

1.007, 1.113

0.303

1.024

0.979, 1.072

Main work-place

Office

0.424

  

0.787

  

0.572

  

0.272

  
 

Laboratory

0.140

1.345

0.907, 1.995

0.506

1.145

0.769, 1.704

0.167

1.438

0.860, 2.404

0.071

1.523

0.965, 2.403

 

Production/storehouse

0.823

0.942

0.559, 1.587

0.663

1.128

0.656, 1.940

0.572

1.235

0.594, 2.566

0.679

0.861

0.423, 1.751

 

Other

0.516

1.519

0.430, 5.361

0.427

1.621

0.492, 5.337

0.768

1.245

0.289, 5.363

0.920

1.074

0.267, 4.316

Typing

 

0.012

1.096

1.020, 1.177

0.228

1.045

0.973, 1.122

0.062

1.096

0.995, 1.207

0.276

1.048

0.964, 1.139

Job rotation

 

0.001

1.740

1.255, 2.410

0.244

1.211

0.877, 1.673

0.997

0.999

0.641, 1.557

0.020

1.558

1.073, 2.263

Job satisfaction

 

0.002

0.986

0.977, 0.995

0.362

0.996

0.987, 1.005

0.013

0.985

0.974, 0.997

0.392

0.995

0.985, 1.006

Chair optimally adjustable

 

0.615

0.860

0.478, 1.548

0.481

0.810

0.451, 1.456

0.202

0.631

0.311, 1.280

0.064

0.551

0.293, 1.036

Constant

0.598

0.698

 

0.018

0.203

 

0.001

0.060

 

0.025

0.175

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