Table 3 Results of Cox proportional hazards regression modeling days to suspension of time‐loss benefits.
| Entire sample (n = 336) | PVE† | Specific injury (n = 185) | PVE | Less‐specific injury (n = 151) | PVE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | ||||
| Number of failed FCE items (out of 15) | 0.96 (0.93–0.99) | 1.9 | 0.95 (0.90–0.99) | 3.1 | 0.97 (0.92–1.02) | 1.0 |
| Adjusted* | 0.97 (0.94–1.00) | 0.8 | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 1.7 | 0.98 (0.93–1.04) | 0.3 |
| Waist‐to‐overhead (10 kg units) | 1.51 (1.28–1.78) | 6.4 | 1.53 (1.24–1.90) | 7.4 | 1.50 (1.15–1.94) | 5.3 |
| Adjusted* | 1.55 (1.29–1.87) | 5.7 | 1.69 (1.31–2.19) | 7.7 | 1.45 (1.09–1.93) | 4.9 |
| Floor‐to‐waist (10 kg units) | 1.23 (1.10–1.38) | 3.6 | 1.28 (1.09–1.49) | 4.7 | 1.20 (1.01–1.42) | 2.7 |
| Adjusted* | 1.21 (1.06–1.38) | 2.2 | 1.26 (1.05–1.52) | 3.2 | 1.17 (1.96–1.42) | 1.6 |
| Horizontal lift (10 kg units) | 1.19 (1.07–1.32) | 2.7 | 1.20 (1.04–1.39) | 3.1 | 1.18 (1.00–1.39) | 2.5 |
| Adjusted* | 1.14 (1.01–1.29) | 1.3 | 1.14 (0.97–1.35) | 1.3 | 1.15 (0.96–1.37) | 1.5 |
| Right handgrip (10 kg units) | 1.07 (1.00–1.15) | 1.2 | 1.09 (1.00–1.19) | 2.1 | 1.04 (0.94–1.16) | 0.4 |
| Adjusted* | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 1.5 | 1.09 (1.00–1.19) | 1.7 | 1.07 (0.95–1.21) | 0.9 |
| Left handgrip (10 kg units) | 0.99 (0.93–1.05) | 0 | 0.98 (0.91–1.07) | 0 | 1.00 (0.90–1.11) | 0 |
| Adjusted* | 0.98 (0.92–1.05) | 0 | 0.98 (0.90–1.06) | 0 | 1.00 (0.89–1.13) | 0 |
*All FCE items adjusted for gross annual salary and pain visual analogue scale.
†Proportion of variation explained (out of 100).