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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Scand J Work Environ Health. 2009 Nov 26;36(3):258–265. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.2877

Table V. Predictors of all falls from height for residential apprentices surveyed.

All falls from height population = 815, Ladder falls population* = 722

Variables All Falls Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) Ladder Falls Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Length worked in trade versus ≤5 years
 <1 year 3.50 (1.54, 7.95) 4.75 (1.33, 16.95)
 2–5 years 2.43 (1.18, 4.50) 1.85 (0.63, 5.42)

Percent apprentice, per 10% increase 1.13 (1.02, 1.24) 1.27 (1.08, 1.49)

Number of tasks performed NS 1.52 (1.16, 1.98)

Safer crew behaviors score 0.91 (0.86, 0.96) 0.91 (0.83, 0.99)
*

Excludes those who fell from a surface other than a ladder

All variables/scales were entered into the multiple logistic regression models, only significant variables/scales are reported.

NS – not statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05