Table 5.

Univariate relationship between physical characteristics and neck/shoulder pain in females.

	Variable group	Physical variable	% with pain in each group			Log Regression Lowest 25% relative to IQR				Log Regression Highest 25% relative to IQR
			low Q	IQR	high Q	p	OR	CI		p	OR	CI
NSP ever	Anthropom	height	50%	52%	52%	0.658	0.93	0.66	1.3	0.955	0.99	0.7	1.41
		weight	51%	53%	51%	0.681	0.93	0.66	1.31	0.564	0.9	0.64	1.28
	Body comp	BMI	54%	52%	49%	0.617	1.09	0.77	1.54	0.501	0.89	0.63	1.26
		waist circ.	51%	52%	52%	0.779	0.95	0.68	1.34	0.979	1	0.7	1.41
		arm circ.	52%	53%	48%	0.800	0.96	0.69	1.33	0.302	0.82	0.57	1.19
	Aerobic	PWC 170	50%	55%	48%	0.314	0.83	0.58	1.19	0.136	0.76	0.53	1.09
	Muscle performance	back end.	51%	51%	55%	0.878	0.97	0.69	1.38	0.389	1.17	0.82	1.65
		curls	54%	48%	56%	0.181	1.26	0.9	1.78	0.091	1.36	0.95	1.94
		jump	47%	55%	51%	0.069	0.73	0.52	1.03	0.351	0.85	0.6	1.2
		throw	54%	54%	44%	0.988	1	0.71	1.41	0.039*	0.68	0.47	0.98
		hand strength	51%	51%	55%	0.975	1.01	0.72	1.41	0.312	1.2	0.84	1.71
	Flexibility	sh stretch 1	40%	53%		0.074	0.60	0.34	1.05
	Motor competence	NDI	48%	54%	53%	0.137	0.77	0.55	1.09	0.848	0.97	0.68	1.37
		PC	47%	55%	52%	0.079	0.75	0.54	1.03	0.617	0.9	0.6	1.35
		MP	49%	56%	48%	0.118	0.77	0.55	1.07	0.080	0.73	0.51	1.04
		KI	51%	52%	55%	0.840	0.97	0.69	1.35	0.583	1.12	0.75	1.65
		BD	50%	51%	57%	0.975	1	0.72	1.38	0.163	1.29	0.9	1.85
NSP month	Anthropom	height	35%	35%	34%	0.951	0.99	0.69	1.41	0.723	0.94	0.65	1.35
		weight	36%	34%	34%	0.701	1.07	0.75	1.53	0.923	0.98	0.68	1.41
	Body comp	BMI	37%	35%	31%	0.567	1.11	0.78	1.59	0.431	0.86	0.6	1.25
		waist circ.	37%	34%	32%	0.419	1.16	0.81	1.66	0.723	0.94	0.65	1.36
		Arm circ.	38%	25%	31%	0.476	1.13	0.81	1.59	0.347	0.83	0.56	1.23
	Aerobic	PWC 170	34%	38%	29%	0.331	0.83	0.57	1.21	0.031*	0.65	0.44	0.96
	Muscle performance	back end.	34%	35%	34%	0.798	0.95	0.66	1.37	0.711	0.93	0.65	1.35
		curls	33%	34%	37%	0.833	0.96	0.67	1.38	0.464	1.15	0.79	1.66
		jump	31%	40%	30%	0.033*	0.68	0.47	0.97	0.024*	0.65	0.45	0.95
		throw	38%	36%	28%	0.605	1.1	0.77	1.56	0.052	0.67	0.45	1
		hand strength	33%	36%	35%	0.445	0.87	0.61	1.24	0.803	0.95	0.66	1.38
	Flexibility	Sh stretch 1	31%	35%		0.574	0.85	0.47	1.66
	Motor competence	NDI	30%	35%	39%	0.285	0.82	0.57	1.18	0.272	1.22	0.85	1.76
		PC	30%	36%	38%	0.075	0.73	0.52	1.03	0.725	1.08	0.71	1.63
		MP	35%	36%	31%	0.689	0.93	0.66	1.32	0.240	0.8	0.54	1.17
		KI	31%	36%	38%	0.275	0.82	0.57	1.17	0.655	1.1	0.73	1.64
		BD	31%	33%	44%	0.594	0.91	0.64	1.29	0.008**	1.64	1.14	2.37
NSP chronic	Anthropom	height	11%	9%	9%	0.517	1.2	0.69	2.1	0.941	0.98	0.53	1.8
		weight	12%	9%	9%	0.183	1.46	0.84	2.53	0.772	1.09	0.6	1.99
	Body comp	BMI	12%	8%	10%	0.091	1.63	0.93	2.86	0.323	1.35	0.75	2.43
		waist circ.	11%	9%	11%	0.350	1.32	0.74	2.33	0.282	1.37	0.77	2.44
		arm circ.	12%	9%	10%	0.237	1.38	0.81	2.37	0.553	1.21	0.65	2.26
	Muscle performance	PWC 170	9%	10%	11%	0.576	0.84	0.45	1.55	0.929	1.03	0.57	1.84
		back end.	10%	9%	10%	0.604	1.17	0.65	2.09	0.800	1.08	0.59	1.97
		curls	12%	8%	9%	0.177	1.48	0.84	2.61	0.785	1.09	0.58	2.05
		jump	9%	11%	9%	0.410	0.78	0.44	1.4	0.415	0.78	0.42	1.43
		throw	10%	10%	10%	0.943	1.02	0.57	1.82	0.842	1.06	0.58	1.97
		hand strength	13%	7%	11%	0.032*	1.85	1.05	3.25	0.114	1.62	0.89	2.95
	Flexibility	sh stretch 1	7%	10%		0.572	0.74	0.26	2.13
	Motor competence	NDI	11%	10%	8%	0.617	1.15	0.66	2.02	0.654	0.87	0.47	1.61
		PC	8%	10%	11%	0.362	0.77	0.43	1.36	0.665	1.15	0.61	2.18
		MP	11%	10%	8%	0.770	1.09	0.63	1.88	0.477	0.79	0.42	1.51
		KI	9%	11%	7%	0.389	0.78	0.43	1.38	0.186	0.61	0.29	1.27
		BD	11%	9%	9%	0.398	1.27	0.73	2.18	0.840	1.07	0.58	1.98
NSP diagnosed	Anthropom	height	6%	8%	8%	0.429	0.76	0.38	1.52	0.994	1.00	0.51	1.94
		weight	7%	7%	7%	0.800	0.92	0.46	1.81	0.980	0.99	0.51	1.93
	Body comp	BMI	8%	7%	7%	0.551	1.22	0.63	2.38	0.725	1.13	0.57	2.23
		waist circ.	8%	7%	7%	0.854	1.07	0.55	2.07	0.785	0.91	0.45	1.83
		arm circ.	8%	7%	7%	0.516	1.23	0.66	2.30	0.901	1.05	0.50	2.18
	Muscle performance	PWC 170	5%	8%	7%	0.226	0.62	0.29	1.34	0.791	0.91	0.46	1.81
		back end.	9%	6%	8%	0.109	1.71	0.89	3.29	0.275	1.47	0.74	2.92
		curls	5%	6%	10%	0.520	0.78	0.37	1.67	0.167	1.58	0.83	3.03
		jump	5%	8%	7%	0.196	0.63	0.31	1.27	0.433	0.76	0.38	1.51
		throw	7%	7%	8%	0.695	1.14	0.58	2.25	0.460	1.30	0.65	2.60
		hand strength	6%	7%	8%	0.467	0.77	0.38	1.56	0.754	1.11	0.58	2.15
	Flexibility	sh stretch 1	11%	7%		0.220	1.78	0.71	4.32
	Motor competence	NDI	7%	8%	6%	0.547	0.81	0.41	1.60	0.400	0.74	0.36	1.51
		PC	6%	7%	10%	0.555	0.82	0.42	1.60	0.272	1.49	0.73	3.01
		MP	6%	7%	8%	0.675	0.86	0.43	1.72	0.656	1.17	0.59	2.29
		KI	6%	8%	6%	0.441	0.77	0.39	1.51	0.510	0.77	0.35	1.70
		BD	8%	7%	7%	0.536	1.22	0.65	2.32	0.695	1.15	0.57	2.33

OR = Odds Ratio, 95%CI = 95% confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range, BMI = body mass index, PWC = physical work capacity, SS = shoulder stretch (L), NDI = neurodevelopmental index, PC = persistent control, MP = muscle power, KI = kinesthetic integration, BD = bimanual dexterity.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 *P < 0.1, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01. OR = Odds Ratio, 95%CI = 95% confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range, NDI = neurodevelopmental index, MP = muscle power, PC = persistent control, BD = bimanual dexterity, PWC = Physical Work Capacity.

¹ group unable to do stretch is compared to group able to do stretch.