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Table 7 Yearly predictors of MSKDs in spine, lower body, and upper body in 2018

From: Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors in canadian university students

 

Upper Body

Lower Body

Spine

 

Overall Data

(n = 286, R2Tjur = 0.09)

Female

(n = 20, R2Tjur = 0.1)

Male

(n = 79, R2Tjur = 0.04)

Overall Data

n = 89, R2Tjur = 0.02

Female

(n = 209, R2Tjur = 0.02)

Male

(n = 78, R2Tjur = 0.20)

Overall Data

n = 288, R2Tjur = 0.01

Female

(n = 209, R2Tjur = 0.03)

Male

(n = 80, R2Tjur = 0.08)

Predictors

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Incidence Ratio

(Confidence Interval)

Mental health (DASS-14)

1.05*

(1.01–1.09)

1.04*

(1.00–1.09)

-

1.03

(1.00-1.07)

1.03

(1.00–1.08)

-

-

1.05*

(1.01–1.09)

Not included

Study pressure

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Not included

-

Health care student (Yes)

2.51*

(1.48–4.35)

2.95*

(1.53–5.87)

-

1.53

(0.94–2.50)

-

-

-

4.69

(0.92–3.11)

-

Hours of part-time work per week

-

-

-

-

-

1.08

(1.00–1.18)

-

-

Not included

Last academic year of study

(1–5+)

0.77*

(0.64–0.91)

0.72*

(0.58–0.89)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Last week’s average sleep

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.64*

(0.39–0.98)

Hours of cell phone browsing

-

Not included

-

-

-

-

0.92

(0.83–1.01)

Not included

0.81

(0.63–1.02)

Hours of computer use

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Regular sport activity (Yes)

1.84*

(1.10–3.11)

1.79.

(0.96–3.39)

2.39.

(0.94–6.21)

-

-

6.36*

(2.24–20.76)

-

-

-

  1. † non-linear relationship with the logit of outcome
  2. * P < 0.05