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Table 3 Explaining musculoskeletal disorders – results of multiple linear regression analyses

From: Work- and stress-related musculoskeletal and sleep disorders among health professionals: a cross-sectional study in a hospital setting in Switzerland

(Dependent variable:)

Musculoskeletal disorders

 (two-item scale from 0 ‘none’ to 4 ‘very severe’)

Nurses (and midwives)

Physicians

Therapists and other health professionals

All health professionals

n = 718

n = 222

n = 292

N = 1232

beta coeff. (β)

beta coeff. (β)

beta coeff. (β)

beta coeff. (β)

(Independent variables:)

General stress

 (single-item scale from 1 ‘not at all’ to 5 ‘very strong’)

.14***

.13

.22***

.15***

Work stress

 (ERI ratio from 0.3 ‘lowest’ to 3.7 ‘highest’)

.08

.23**

.02

.09**

Physical effort at work

 (three-item scale from 0 ‘lowest’ to 12 ‘highest’)

−.01

.07

−.05

−.01

Poor posture at work

 (single-item scale from 0 ‘never’ to 4 ‘permanently’)

.35***

.17*

.26***

.31***

(Control variables:)

Sex (male)

−.05

−.13

−.24***

−.13***

Age (< 25, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55+)

.02

.03

−.07

.00

Educational level (scale from 1 ‘low’ to 4 ‘very high’)

−.04

−.03

−.05

−.06

 Adjusted R square

.194

.142

.208

.204

 No. cases in model

578

186

252

1009

  1. *p ≤. 05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; no * = not significant (p > .05)