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. 2009 Nov 27;6(12):2967–2979. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6122967

Table 4.

Multivariate analysis of self-reported risk factors and prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in the past 12 months among cosmetologists (n = 102).

Low back pain Shoulder pain Neck pain Hand/wrist pain Knee pain
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Manual material handling NS NS 12.60 2.10 to 75.53 6.37 1.90 to 21.37
Prolonged sitting NS NS NS 55.71 8.75 to 354.93 NS
Strenuous shoulder movements NS 5.99 1.67 to 21.51 NS 25.34 2.80 to 229.09 NS
High perceived exertion NS NS NS NS 5.33 1.36 to 20.98
Low skill discretion NS NS NS 0.11 0.03 to 0.48 NS
High job demands NS NS NS 7.62 1.81 to 32.08 NS
Low co-worker support 4.33 1.59 to 11.78 NS NS 5.06 1.20 to 21.42 NS
High need for recovery NS 6.77 2.26 to 20.25 NS 4.49 0.96 to 20.90 3.87 1.11 to 13.54
Bad/moderate perceived health 6.46 2.39 to 11.47 NS 9.02 1.63 to 49.94 NS NS
Nagelkerke R square 0,357 0,303 0,392 0,603 0,477

NS: non significant (p > 0.06)