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Table 8 Associations between physical exposure on the right side, and diagnosed disorders in neck and dominant 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

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Extended model

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Extended model

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Extended model

PR (95% CI)

Age-adjusted

PR (95% CI)

Extended model

PR (95% CI)

Head

 Inclination (°) p90

  Men

726

1.30 (1.04–1.64)

1.27 (0.99–1.63)

1.14 (0.84–1.56)

1.19 (0.85–1.67)

1.15 (0.86–1.54)

1.22 (0.88–1.69)

2.09 (1.203.62

2.14 (1.16–3.93)

  Women

1381

1.33 (0.99–1.78)

1.22 (0.95–1.57)

0.94 (0.67–1.32)

0.94 (0.69–1.29)

0.92 (0.64–1.35)

0.82 (0.58–1.17)

1.72 (1.042.85)

1.60 (0.93–2.76)

 Velocity (°/s) p50

  Men

726

1.33 (1.04–1.71)

1.26 (0.94–1.69)

1.38 (0.99–1.93)

1.35 (0.92–1.99)

1.52 (1.04–2.22)

1.58 (1.04–2.39)

2.24 (1.57–3.19)

1.74 (1.17–2.58)

  Women

1381

2.50 (1.87–3.33)

1.97 (1.45–2.69)

1.68 (1.142.49)

1.41 (0.93–2.14)

1.08 (0.66–1.78)

0.89 (0.54–1.45)

2.05 (1.163.63)

1.75 (0.83–3.72)

 Trapezius

  (%MVE) p90

   Men

726

1.49 (1.00–2.23)

1.27 (0.79–2.04)

1.55 (0.86–2.78)

1.22 (0.62–2.38)

2.38 (1.354.21)

2.21 (1.20–4.09)

3.03 (2.024.58)

1.76 (1.12–2.78)

   Women

1840

2.41 (1.86–3.10)

1.83 (1.35–2.47)

2.15 (1.463.17)

1.60 (1.04–2.46)

1.60 (1.012.53)

1.10 (0.68–1.78)

3.84 (2.176.80)

2.56 (1.33–4.93)

 Upper arm

  Elevation (°) p90

   Men

726

2.13 (1.18–3.84)

2.21 (1.27–3.87)

0.67 (0.34–1.33)

0.85 (0.44–1.64)

1.70 (0.73–3.95)

2.08 (0.89–4.81)

1.02 (0.39–2.65)

1.26 (0.58–2.76)

   Women

1419

1.30 (1.02–1.65)

1.29 (0.98–1.69)

1.39 (0.97–1.98)

1.52 (1.04–2.23)

1.10 (0.76–1.60)

1.04 (0.67–1.62)

1.05 (0.64 – 1.72)

1.07 (0.60–1.92)

 Velocity (°/s) p50

  Men

726

1.06 (1.01–1.11)

1.05 (0.98–1.11)

1.09 (1.031.16)

1.07 (0.99–1.17)

1.11 (1.041.19)

1.12 (1.03–1.22)

1.17 (1.111.24)

1.10 (1.03–1.19)

  Women

1419

1.27 (1.19–1.35)

1.20 (1.12–1.29)

1.13 (1.031.23)

1.07 (0.98–1.17)

0.99 (0.88 – 1.11)

0.94 (0.83–1.05)

1.17 (1.031.34)

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

 Forearm extensors

  (%MVE) p90

   Men

631

1.69 (1.28 – 2.23)

1.68 (1.23–2.29)

1.52 (0.97–2.39)

1.52 (0.93–2.49)

2.03 (1.462.82)

2.13 (1.45–3.11)

2.29 (1.323.95)

1.82 (1.06–3.12)

   Women

1060

1.41 (1.14–1.75)

1.27 (1.01–1.59)

1.22 (0.93–1.60)

1.15 (0.88–1.50)

0.81 (0.55 – 1.20)

0.83 (0.56–1.23)

1.26 (0.80–2.00)

1.29 (0.78–2.13)

 Wrist

  Flexion (°) p50

   Men

726

5.83 (2.60–13.1)

6.51 (2.69–15.8)

1.88 (0.78–4.52)

2.07 (0.84–5.09)

4.04 (1.5010.9)

4.55 (1.62–12.8)

4.30 (1.7910.3)

3.55 (1.29–9.79)

   Women

1840

1.19 (1.04–1.36)

1.04 (0.91–1.19)

1.40 (1.131.74)

1.25 (1.01–1.55)

1.30 (1.00–1.67)

1.10 (0.86–1.40)

2.15 (1.483.13)

1.69 (1.17–2.44)

  Velocity (°/s) p50

   Men

726

1.35 (1.12–1.64)

1.34 (1.02–1.75)

1.54 (1.201.98)

1.53 (1.04–2.26)

1.61 (1.232.11)

1.77 (1.21–2.57)

2.31 (1.673.21)

1.96 (1.23–3.13)

   Women

1840

1.34 (1.24–1.45)

1.21 (1.09–1.35)

1.36 (1.201.54)

1.23 (1.05–1.45)

1.27 (1.081.50)

1.13 (0.93–1.36)

1.56 (1.291.89)

1.33 (1.04–1.71)

  1. Prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), age-adjusted, and adjusted for age and psychosocial factors (Extended model), for subjects with complete data sets. Results in bold face are statistically significant. The PRs are expressed per 10°, 10°/s, and 10%MVE