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Table 2 Musculoskeletal pain

From: Cross-sectional associations between occupational factors and musculoskeletal pain in women teachers, nurses and sonographers

Body region

Musculoskeletal paina

Complaints

Diagnosed disorder

 Profession

N

%

Crude PR (CI)

Adjustedb PR (CI)

past 7 days (%)

N

%

Neck

       

  Te

372

44

1

1

33

96

7.3

  AnN

297

35

0.79 (0.65–0.96)

0.77 (0.64–0.94)

27

94

17

  TN

305

38

0.86 (0.72–1.03)

0.81 (0.67–0.97)

27

99

7.1

  AsN

321

44

1.00 (0.84–1.18)

0.94 (0.79–1.12)

33

93

14

  Sg

289

44

1.00 (0.84–1.19)

0.97 (0.82–1.16)

37

103

14

Shoulders

       

  Te

371

38

1

1

31

96

10

  AnN

296

43

1.14 (0.94–1.37)

1.10 (0.91–1.33)

30

94

12

  TN

304

44

1.17 (0.97–1.40)

1.11 (0.92–1.33)

32

99

14

  AsN

322

49

1.31 (1.10–1.56)

1.22 (1.02–1.45)

35

93

20

  Sg

290

51

1.37 (1.15–1.63)

1.32 (1.10–1.57)

43

103

16

Hands

       

  Te

374

17

1

1

15

96

3.1

  AnN

297

21

1.26 (0.92–1.73)

1.24 (0.90–1.71)

17

94

4.3

  TN

304

24

1.45 (1.07–1.96)

1.45 (1.07–1.96)

21

99

3.0

  AsN

321

37

2.24 (1.71–2.92)

1.94 (1.48–2.56)

33

93

13

  Sg

290

25

1.50 (1.11–2.03)

1.61 (1.19–2.18)

24

103

5.8

Lower back

     

N.a.

 

  Te

370

36

1

1

20

  

  AnN

296

38

1.08 (0.89–1.32)

1.06 (0.87–1.30)

26

  

  TN

304

40

1.11 (0.91–1.34)

1.08 (0.88–1.31)

23

  

 AsN

320

51

1.42 (1.19–1.69)

1.34 (1.12–1.61)

33

  

  Sg

290

29

0.82 (0.66–1.03)

0.82 (0.65–1.03)

24

  

Feet

     

N.a.

 

  Te

375

12

1

1

9

  

  AnN

296

16

1.32 (0.91–1.92)

1.53 (1.05–2.22)

14

  

  TN

305

18

1.44 (1.00–2.08)

1.46 (1.02–2.10)

17

  

  AsN

322

26

2.15 (1.55–2.98)

1.83 (1.31–2.57)

23

  

  Sg

291

10

0.78 (0.50–1.22)

0.89 (0.57–1.40)

10

  
  1. Prevalence of musculoskeletal paina during the preceding 12 months, in the neck, shoulders, hands, lower back, and feet, among women teachers (Te), anaesthetic nurses (AnN), theatre nurses (TN), assistant nurses (AsN) and sonographers (Sg). Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) are calculated using Poisson regression, both crude, and adjusted for personal and lifestyle factorsb. The prevalence of complaints in the preceding 7 days are also shown. Among those who participated in the clinical examinations of the neck, shoulders and hands, the prevalence of one or more diagnosed disorders is given.aBased on frequency and intensity of musculoskeletal complaints during the past 12 months
  2. bAge, BMI, number of children at home, personal recovery time, domestic work, physical exercise and smoking