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Table 7 Associations between physical exposure on the right side, as well as psychosocial factors, and diagnosed disorders in the neck and right upper limb, calculated with Poisson regression

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

 

N

Tension neck syndrome

Rotator cuff tendonitis

Acromioclavicular syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome

 

Crude PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Crude

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Crude

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Crude

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Physical exposure

 Head

  Inclination (°) p90

   Men

920

1.16 (0.98–1.38)

1.18 (0.99–1.40)

1.07 (0.84–1.37)

1.11 (0.87–1.42)

1.07 (0.86–1.34)

1.09 (0.87–1.37)

2.41 (1.51–3.86)

2.42 (1.50–3.92)

   Women

1825

1.20 (0.98–1.45)

1.16 (0.96–1.41)

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

0.92 (0.72–1.19)

1.09 (0.82–1.43)

0.99 (0.74–1.33)

2.49 (1.60–3.86

2.28 (1.45–3.59)

 Velocity (°/s) p50

   Men

920

1.16 (0.97–1.38)

1.18 (0.98–1.43)

1.24 (0.96–1.60)

1.40 (1.06–1.85)

1.26 (0.94–1.69)

1.34 (0.98–1.83)

2.11 (1.68–2.66)

2.30 (1.73–3.06)

   Women

1825

1.93 (1.51–2.46)

1.91 (1.51–2.41)

1.77 (1.28–2.46)

1.78 (1.28–2.48)

1.11 (0.73–1.69)

1.14 (0.75–1.72)

2.24 (1.27–3.95)

2.23 (1.30–3.83)

 Trapezius

  (%MVE) p90

   Men

920

1.20 (0.87–1.66)

1.23 (0.88–1.72)

1.49 (0.89–2.49)

1.81 (1.13–2.90)

1.69 (0.97–2.93)

1.90 (1.10–3.27)

3.83 (2.60–5.78)

4.07 (2.75–6.03)

   Women

2366

2.00 (1.61–2.49)

2.00 (1.61–2.48)

1.86 (1.33–2.59)

1.87 (1.33–2.61)

1.53 (1.04–2.26)

1.55 (1.04–2.31)

3.99 (2.50–6.36)

4.06 (2.54–6.51)

 Upper arm

  Elevation (°) p90

   Men

920

1.37 (0.83–2.25)

1.38 (0.84–2.25)

0.87 (0.44–1.69)

0.86 (0.44–1.69)

1.55 (0.75–3.21)

1.53 (0.74–3.17)

1.53 (0.54–4.31)

1.62 (0.58–4.49)

   Women

1878

1.07 (0.89–1.29)

1.09 (0.90–1.31)

1.29 (0.97–1.71)

1.28 (0.96–1.71)

1.05 (0.79–1.39)

1.03 (0.77–1.38)

1.56 (1.11–2.20)

1.56 (1.09–2.24)

 Velocity (°/s) p50

   Men

920

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

1.06 (1.01–1.11)

1.09 (1.04–1.15)

1.06 (1.00–1.13)

1.08 (1.02–1.15)

1.17 (1.12–1.22)

1.19 (1.13–1.25)

   Women

1878

1.21 (1.15–1.28)

1.20 (1.14–1.26)

1.13 (1.05–1.22)

1.13 (1.05–1.22)

1.00 (0.90–1.10)

1.00 (0.91–1.11)

1.20 (1.07–1.35)

1.19 (1.07–1.34)

 Forearm extensors

  (%MVE) p90

   Men

800

1.32 (1.09–1.61)

1.38 (1.10–1.73)

1.34 (1.01–1.78)

1.58 (1.12–2.23)

1.48 (1.09–2.00)

1.63 (1.17–2.28)

1.93 (1.43–2.56)

2.09 (1.38–3.16)

   Women

1437

1.34 (1.13–1.58)

1.32 (1.12–1.56)

1.34 (1.08–1.66)

1.36 (1.10–1.69)

0.94 (0.70–1.27)

0.98 (0.73–1.33)

1.56 (1.07–2.29)

1.64 (1.15–2.36)

 Wrist

  Flexion (°) p50

   Men

920

4.51 (2.31–8.84)

4.91 (2.49–9.67)

1.49 (0.72–3.08)

1.75 (0.85–3.61)

3.66 (1.49–9.01)

3.94 (1.62–9.58)

3.44 (1.60–7.37)

3.50 (1.53–7.97)

   Women

2366

1.14 (1.01–1.28)

1.15 (1.02–1.29)

1.37 (1.14–1.64)

1.36 (1.13–1.64)

1.28 (1.03–1.61)

1.28 (1.02–1.60)

1.99 (1.50–2.65)

2.01 (1.49–2.71)

 Velocity (°/s) p50

   Men

920

1.20 (1.05–1.38)

1.23 (1.05–1.43)

1.27 (1.05–1.55)

1.45 (1.17–1.78)

1.31 (1.05–1.63)

1.41 (1.12–1.78)

2.10 (1.72–2.56)

2.35 (1.78–3.10)

   Women

2366

1.29 (1.20–1.38)

1.30 (1.21–1.40)

1.34 (1.20–1.50)

1.37 (1.22–1.53)

1.21 (1.04–1.41)

1.25 (1.08–1.45)

1.43 (1.20–1.70)

1.49 (1.26–1.76)

Psychosocial factors

 Job demands

  Men

735

0.93 (0.48–1.79)

0.93 (0.49–1.77)

1.74 (1.03–2.95)

1.84 (1.10–3.07)

2.24 (1.12–4.49)

2.26 (1.14–4.45)

3.18 (1.83–5.51)

3.49 (1.96–6.20)

  Women

1878

1.53 (1.24–1.88)

1.52 (1.24–1.87)

1.47 (1.09–1.99)

1.48 (1.09–2.00)

1.86 (1.33–2.59)

1.91 (1.36–2.67)

1.59 (1.01–2.48)

1.60 (1.03–2.51)

 Job control

  Men

754

0.70 (0.49–1.02)

0.65 (0.45–0.94)

0.78 (0.49–1.25)

0.65 (0.42–1.03)

0.69 (0.42–1.15)

0.66 (0.41–1.08)

0.30 (0.13–0.68)

0.30 (0.14–0.66)

  Women

1897

0.55 (0.47–0.65)

0.55 (0.46–0.65)

0.58 (0.45–0.75)

0.55 (0.42–0.72)

0.68 (0.52–0.89)

0.64 (0.48–0.84)

0.55 (0.40–0.76)

0.49 (0.35–0.68)

 Job support

  Men

753

0.64 (0.33–1.25)

0.59 (0.31–1.11)

0.51 (0.26–1.03)

0.43 (0.24–0.78)

0.55 (0.25–1.24)

0.53 (0.24–1.15)

0.26 (0.11–0.58)

0.23 (0.09–0.55)

  Women

1884

0.68 (0.55–0.83)

0.68 (0.55–0.83)

0.68 (0.51–0.91)

0.67 (0.50–0.90)

0.61 (0.44–0.83)

0.59 (0.43–0.81)

0.46 (0.29–0.74)

0.43 (0.27–0.71)

  1. Prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results in bold face are statistically significant. The PRs are expressed per 10°, 10°/s, 10%MVE and for psychosocial factors per step on the 1–4 point scale