Table IV.
Adjusted Odds Ratios per unit of change for organizational practice and culture measures (1 -5, scale) from the multiple logistic regression models.
| Model 1* | Model 2** | |||||
| Low Back Pain | OR | 95%CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.81 | 0.69 – 0.96 | 0.01 | 0.89 | 0.75 – 1.06 | 0.18 |
| Safety Practices | 0.95 | 0.76 – 1.19 | 0.65 | 1.07 | 0.84 – 1.35 | 0.60 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.83 | 0.69 – 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.99 | 0.80 – 1.22 | 0.89 |
| Neck and Shoulder Pain | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.76 | 0.64 – 0.89 | 0.001 | 0.79 | 0.67 – 0.94 | 0.01 |
| Safety Practices | 0.85 | 0.70 – 1.09 | 0.23 | 0.91 | 0.72 – 1.16 | 0.45 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.95 | 0.79 – 1.14 | 0.60 | 1.02 | 0.82 – 1.26 | 0.88 |
| Arm Pain | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.65 | 0.50 – 0.84 | 0.001 | 0.68 | 0.52 – 0.90 | 0.0057 |
| Safety Practices | 1.10 | 0.78 – 1.55 | 0.58 | 1.12 | 0.78 – 1.60 | 0.5466 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.78 | 0.59 – 1.03 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.56 – 1.07 | 0.1204 |
| Lower Extremity Pain | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.76 | 0.64 – 0.90 | 0.002 | 0.78 | 0.66 – 0.94 | 0.0070 |
| Safety Practices | 0.86 | 0.69 – 1.00 | 0.21 | 0.91 | 0.71 – 1.16 | 0.43 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.92 | 0.76 – 1.11 | 0.39 | 1.01 | 0.81 – 1.25 | 0.93 |
| Co-morbidity | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.66 | 0.56 – 0.78 | <0.0001 | 0.70 | 0.59 – 0.83 | <0.0001 |
| Safety Practices | 1.00 | 0.80 – 1.25 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 0.88 – 1.42 | 0.36 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.82 | 0.68- 0.99 | 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.78 – 1.18 | 0.69 |
| Work Interference | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.75 | 0.64 – 0.89 | 0.001 | 0.85 | 0.71 – 1.02 | 0.08 |
| Safety Practices | 0.95 | 0.75 – 1.21 | 0.69 | 1.08 | 0.84 – 1.39 | 0.54 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.68 | 0.56 – 0.83 | 0.0001 | 0.78 | 0.62 – 0.97 | 0.02 |
| Pain Severity | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.64 | 0.54 – 0.76 | <0.0001 | 0.69 | 0.57 – 0.82 | <0.0001 |
| Safety Practices | 0.84 | 0.67 – 1.06 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 0.75 – 1.24 | 0.78 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.89 | 0.74 – 1.07 | 0.22 | 1.10 | 0.89 – 1.37 | 0.38 |
| Functional Limitation | OR* | 95%CI | p-value | OR** | 95% CI | p-value |
| Ergonomic Practices | 0.67 | 0.53 – 0.83 | 0.0004 | 0.72 | 0.57 – 0.91 | 0.006 |
| Safety Practices | 0.89 | 0.66 – 1.19 | 0.42 | 0.94 | 0.69 – 1.29 | 0.71 |
| People Oriented Culture | 0.77 | 0.66 – 0.98 | 0.03 | 0.93 | 0.71 – 1.22 | 0.59 |
Bolded values are statistically significant at p<0.05.
*
Model 1 was adjusted for Age, race, BMI, type of Unit, job title, hours worked, and time sitting.
**
Model 2 adjusted for covariates in Model 1 and for psychosocial factors: demands, supervisor support and co-worker support.