Table 5

Health damage indicators related with working conditions

Variable
Indicator

Musculoskeletal
Cardiovascular
Genitourinary

OR**
IC 95%
OR**
IC 95%
OR**
IC 95%

Exclusively intra-domestic work
1.45
0.7–2.2
1.6
0.8–2.9
1.87*
1.01–3.5
Micro-ergonomic domestic indicator
High workload
1.05
0.6–1.68
0.7
0.41–0.93
0.72
0.5–1.07
Parity






2–3
1.21
0.7–1.98
1.4
0.92–2.14
1.36
0.9–2.05
> 3
2.5
0.84–7.4
1.4
0.62–3.1
3.05*
1.3–7.3
Stress
1.17
0.5–2.5
2.03*
1.05–3.9
1.6
0.8–3.06
Age






< 20 years
4.3*
1.6–11.4
1.9
0.91–3.9
1.7
0.87–3.5
20–24 years
1.7*
1.0–2.9
0.94
0.59–1.5
1.6
0.99–2.5

* p < 0.05

** Adjusted by schooling, marital status, history of smoking, and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

Torres-Arreola et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:25   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-25