Table 4 Results of Cox proportional hazards regression modeling days to claim closure.
| 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) | 1.6 | 0.96 (0.92–1.01) | 1.3 | 0.95 (0.90–1.01) | 2.0 |
| Adjusted* | 0.98 (0.94–1.02) | 0.4 | 0.98 (0.93–1.03) | 0.4 | 0.97 (0.92–1.03) | 0.1 |
| Waist‐to‐overhead (10 kg units) | 1.70 (1.43–2.04) | 9.2 | 1.65 (1.31–2.06) | 9.0 | 1.81 (1.36–2.41) | 9.3 |
| Adjusted* | 1.81 (1.49–2.20) | 9.1 | 1.79 (1.38–2.33) | 8.9 | 1.96 (1.46–2.64) | 10.9 |
| Floor‐to‐waist (10 kg units) | 1.29 (1.14–1.47) | 4.5 | 1.26 (1.06–1.50) | 3.7 | 1.31 (1.10–1.57) | 5.2 |
| Adjusted* | 1.29 (1.13–1.49) | 3.7 | 1.26 (1.03–1.53) | 2.7 | 1.37 (1.12–1.67) | 5.8 |
| Horizontal lift (10 kg units) | 1.22 (1.09–1.38) | 3.1 | 1.17 (1.00–1.37) | 2.1 | 1.27 (1.07–1.52) | 4.3 |
| Adjusted* | 1.21 (1.06–1.37) | 2.3 | 1.14 (0.96–1.37) | 1.2 | 1.32 (1.09–1.59) | 5.0 |
| Right handgrip (10 kg units) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 1.4 | 1.06 (0.98–1.16) | 1.1 | 1.11 (0.99–1.25) | 0.2 |
| Adjusted* | 1.09 (1.02–1.18) | 1.8 | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 0.6 | 1.22 (1.07–1.39) | 5.4 |
| Left handgrip (10 kg units) | 1.03 (0.96–1.10) | 0.2 | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | 0.5 | 1.11 (0.98–1.25) | 1.8 |
| Adjusted* | 1.05 (0.98–1.12) | 0.5 | 0.96 (0.88–1.04) | 0.2 | 1.18 (1.04–1.34) | 4.1 |
*All FCE items adjusted for gross annual salary and percent Pain Disability Index.
†Proportion of variation explained (out of 100).