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Table 4 Factors associated with SNP among school teachers in Gondar town with bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, 2017 (N = 754)

From: Burden of shoulder and/neck pain among school teachers in Ethiopia

 

SNP

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

YES

NO

Age

 <=30

35

82

1

  

 31-40

123

124

2.38 (1.49, 3.79)

1.13 (0.56, 2.29)

0.737

 41-50

142

73

4.67 (2.89, 7.58)

1.66 (0.71, 3.91)

0.245

 >50

132

41

7.73 (4.56, 13.09)

1.82 (0.67, 5.05)

0.236

Marital status

 Single

26

70

1

  

 Married

383

241

4.28 (2.65, 6.90)

1.59 (0.85, 3.01)

0.148

 Other

23

11

5.63 (2.41, 13.14)

2.44 (0.89, 6.65)

0.082

Salary

 2000-4000

57

98

1

  

 4001-6000

322

195

2.84 (1.96, 4.12)

1.01 (0.58, 1.75)

0.976

 >6000

53

29

3.14 (1.79, 5.49)

0.72 (0.33, 1.57)

0.410

Organization

 Public

374

255

1.69 (1.15, 2.49)

0.82 (0.50, 1.36)

0.447

 Private

58

67

1

  

Previous smoker

 Yes

43

15

2.26 (1.23, 4.15)

1.41 (0.68, 2.89)

0.347

 No

389

307

1

  

Alcohol consumer

 Yes

40

16

1.95 (1.07, 3.55)

1.33 (0.64, 2.78)

0.450

 No

392

306

1

  

Physical exercise

 Yes

9

45

0.13 (0.06, 0.27)

0.18 (0.08, 0.42)

0.000*

 No

423

277

1

  

Teaching experience

 2-9

47

104

1

  

 10-19

161

215

2.94 (1.94, 4.47)

1.96 (1.03, 3.69)

0.039*

 20-29

102

61

3.70 (2.32, 5.91)

1.58 (0.70, 3.57)

0.268

 >=30

122

36

7.49 (4.52, 12.45)

2.85 (1.09, 7.42)

0.032*

Teaching hours/week

 <=30

365

250

1

  

 >30

67

72

1.57 (1.09, 2.27)

0.66 (0.43, 1.03)

0.067

Static head down posture

 Yes

342

186

2.78 (2.02, 3.83)

2.26 (1.55, 3.33)

0.000*

 No

90

136

1

  

Elevated arm over shoulder

 Yes

342

181

2.96 (2.15, 4.08)

2.71 (1.86, 3.95)

0.000*

 No

90

141

1

  

Prolonged sitting

 Yes

161

86

1.63 (1.19, 2.23)

1.50 (1.02, 2.23)

0.041*

 No

271

236

1

  

Diabetes mellitus

 Yes

84

29

2.44 (1.55, 3.82)

1.22 (0.70, 2.11)

0.479

 No

348

293

1

  

Hypertension

 Yes

105

23

4.17 (2.59, 6.73)

2.18 (1.24, 3.82)

0.006*

 No

327

299

1

  

Respiratory disease

 Yes

49

16

2.45 (1.36, 4.39)

1.58 (0.80, 3.12)

0.184

 No

383

306

1

  
  1. *=p-value is <0.05, COR crud odds ratio, CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio, SNP shoulder neck pain