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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2011 Nov 23;55(2):107–116. doi: 10.1002/ajim.21036

Table III Mean and (standard deviation) values from the bivariate analysis for the organizational practice and culture measures and the musculoskeletal pain and limitation outcomes.

Low Back Pain Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 3.0 (0.8) 3.3 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.7 (0.7) 3.8 (0.7) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.6 (0.7) 3.7 (0.8) 0.0024
Neck and Shoulder Pain Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 3.0 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.6 (0.7) 3.8 (0.6) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.5 (0.7) 3.7 (0.8) 0.0052
Arm Pain Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 2.9 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.6 (0.7) 3.8 (0.7) 0.0068
People Oriented Culture 3.4 (0.8) 3.6 (0.7) < 0.0001
Lower Extremity Pain Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 3.0 (0.8) 3.3 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.6 (0.7) 3.8 (0.6) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.5 (0.8) 3.7 (0.7) 0.0010
Co-morbidity Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 3.0 (0.8) 3.3 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.7 (0.7) 3.8 (0.6) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.5 (0.8) 3.7 (0.7) < 0.0001
Work Interference Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 2.9 (0.8) 3.2 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.6 (0.7) 3.8 (0.7) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.4 (0.8) 3.7 (0.7) < 0.0001
Pain Severity Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 2.9 (0.8) 3.3 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.6 (0.7) 3.8 (0.6) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.5 (0.8) 3.7 (0.7) < 0.0001
Functional Limitation Yes No p-Value

Ergonomic Practices 2.9 (0.9) 3.2 (0.8) < 0.0001
Safety Practices 3.5 (0.7) 3.8 (0.7) < 0.0001
People Oriented Culture 3.4 (0.8) 3.7 (0.7) < 0.0001