Table 3.
Psychological and physical risk factors for neck complaints adjusted for age, sex and history of complaints
| Risk factors | Bivariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95.0% CI) | P-value | OR (95.0% CI) | P-value | |
| Computer working hours/day | 1.1 (0.13–0.68) | 0.07 | 1.2 (1.0–1.41) | 0.03 |
| Previous history of complaints | 0.1 (0.01–0.51) | 0.01 | 7.2 (3.8–13.60) | 0.00 |
| Equipment position | 1.7 (0.01–0.10) | 0.08 | 0.8 (0.6–1.22) | 0.47 |
| Personal computer placement | 1.3 (0.02–0.14) | 0.16 | 1.2 (0.7–2.23) | 0.38 |
| Awkward body posture | 0.1 (0.01–0.18) | 0.01 | 1.0 (0.9–1.11) | 0.77 |
| Irregular head and body posture | 0.2 (0.11–0.30) | 0.01 | 1.1 (1.0–1.21) | 0.04 |
| Decision authority | 1.8 (0.01–1.02) | 0.06 | 0.9 (0.8–1.00) | 0.22 |
| Skills discretion | 1.1 (0.01–0.05) | 0.31 | 0.9 (0.8–1.22) | 0.98 |
| Job pressure | 1.0 (0.02–0.06) | 0.25 | 1.0 (0.9–1.03) | 0.97 |
| Task difficulty | 0.1 (0.10–0.32) | 0.05 | 1.2 (1.0–1.51) | 0.01 |
| Social support | 0.8 (0.01–0.92) | 0.41 | 1.0 (0.9–1.10) | 0.12 |
| Work flow | 1.1 (0.05–0.09) | 0.10 | 0.9 (0.7–1.10) | 0.76 |
| Job strain | 0.4 (0.20–0.32) | 0.66 | 2.6 (0.11–16.2) | 0.72 |