Table 5

Multivariable analysis of symptom-predicting factors (12-month prevalence) – final model (step 6). The bold font indicates the significant factors.


Symptoms of neck
 Symptoms of shoulder
 Symptoms of elbow/forearm
 Symptoms of hand/wrist

Significant factors

p-value
 OR
 95%-CI
 p-value
 OR
 95%-CI
 p-value
 OR
 95%-CI
 p-value
 OR
 95%-CI
Years on the job
0.255
 1.008
 0.994, 1.022
 0.000
 1.026
 1.012, 1.040
 0.008
 1.025
 1.006, 1.043
 0.399
 1.007
 0.991, 1.023
Gender
0.000
 2.005
 1.478, 2.719
 0.000
 1.890
 1.399, 2.553
 0.285
 1.247
 0.832, 1.868
 0.069
 1.385
 0.975, 1.967
Body Mass Index
0.196
 1.027
 0.987, 1.068
 0.261
 1.023
 0.983, 1.064
 0.027
 1.058
 1.007, 1.113
 0.303
 1.024
 0.979, 1.072
Main work-place
 Office
 0.424

0.787

0.572

0.272


Laboratory
 0.140
 1.345
 0.907, 1.995
 0.506
 1.145
 0.769, 1.704
 0.167
 1.438
 0.860, 2.404
 0.071
 1.523
 0.965, 2.403

Production/storehouse
 0.823
 0.942
 0.559, 1.587
 0.663
 1.128
 0.656, 1.940
 0.572
 1.235
 0.594, 2.566
 0.679
 0.861
 0.423, 1.751

Other
 0.516
 1.519
 0.430, 5.361
 0.427
 1.621
 0.492, 5.337
 0.768
 1.245
 0.289, 5.363
 0.920
 1.074
 0.267, 4.316
Typing
0.012
 1.096
 1.020, 1.177
 0.228
 1.045
 0.973, 1.122
 0.062
 1.096
 0.995, 1.207
 0.276
 1.048
 0.964, 1.139
Job rotation
0.001
 1.740
 1.255, 2.410
 0.244
 1.211
 0.877, 1.673
 0.997
 0.999
 0.641, 1.557
 0.020
 1.558
 1.073, 2.263
Job satisfaction
0.002
 0.986
 0.977, 0.995
 0.362
 0.996
 0.987, 1.005
 0.013
 0.985
 0.974, 0.997
 0.392
 0.995
 0.985, 1.006
Chair optimally adjustable
0.615
 0.860
 0.478, 1.548
 0.481
 0.810
 0.451, 1.456
 0.202
 0.631
 0.311, 1.280
 0.064
 0.551
 0.293, 1.036
Constant
 0.598
 0.698
0.018
 0.203
0.001
 0.060
0.025
 0.175

Klussmann et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:96   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-96