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Table 3 Correlation matrix (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients; rs) for assigned physical exposures of the neck and right arm and for the reported psychosocial factors for men (N = 765–1113)/women (N = 2802–4673)

From: Work-related neck and upper limb disorders – quantitative exposure–response relationships adjusted for personal characteristics and psychosocial conditions

 

Head

Trapezius

Upper arm

Forearm extensors

Wrist

Psychosocial factors

 

Velocity p50

Activity p90

Elevation p90

Velocity p50

Activity p90

Flexion P50

Velocity p50

Job demands

Job control

Job support

Head

 Forward inclination (p90)

0.8/0.3

0.7/0.6

0.5/0.5

0.7/0.2

0.7/0.0

0.6/0.7

0.8/−0.1

− 0.2/0.2

− 0.1/0.2

0.0/0.0

 Velocity (p50)

 

0.9/0.7

0.4/0.6

1.0/1.0

0.8/0.7

0.7/0.7

0.9/0.8

−0.2/0.1

− 0.4/− 0.2

−0.1/− 0.2

Trapezius

 Activity (p90)

  

0.5/0.6

0.9/0.8

0.8/0.7

0.4/0.7

0.9/0.7

−0.1/0.0

−0.4/− 0.3

−0.1/− 0.2

Upper arm

 Elevation (p90)

   

0.4/0.5

0.4/0.6

0.5/0.5

0.3/0.4

−0.1/0.1

0.1/0.1

0.2/−0.1

 Velocity (p50)

    

0.8/0.8

0.5/0.6

1.0/0.9

−0.1/0.0

− 0.4/− 0.3

−0.2/− 0.2

Forearm extensors

 Activity (p90)

     

0.6/0.3

0.9/0.8

−0.2/−0.2

−0.4/− 0.2

−0.1/− 0.2

Wrist

 Palmar flexion (p50)

      

0.6/0.4

−0.1/0.1

−0.3/− 0.1

0.0/− 0.2

 Velocity (p50)

       

−0.1/0.0

−0.5/− 0.4

−0.2/− 0.3

Psychosocial factors

 Job demands

        

−0.1/0.0

− 0.1/0.0

 Job control

         

0.5/0.3

  1. For all values above 0.1 p < 0.05