TABLE 4—

Multivariate Associations of Work Organization With Health Indicators for Latina Woman Manual Workers: Western North Carolina, 2010

	Musculoskeletal Symptomsa			Depression (CES-D)b		Mental Health-Related Quality of Life (SF-12 MCS)b
Organization of Work Indicators	1–3 vs None, OR (95% CI)	4–6 vs None, OR (95% CI)	Overall P	Mean ±SE	P	Mean ±SE	P
	Models without supervision indicators (n = 319)
Demands
Heavy load	2.19 (0.90, 5.30)	1.78 (0.64, 4.96)	.21	0.59 ±0.71	.4	–0.28 ±1.42	.84
Awkward position	1.60 (1.05, 2.42)	2.00 (1.05, 2.42)	.02	1.43 ±0.49	<.01	–1.10 ±0.83	.18
Psychological demand	1.51 (1.06, 2.15)	1.89 (1.11, 3.20)	.02	0.65 ±0.35	.06	–2.08 ±0.69	<.01
Decision latitude
Skill variety	0.61 (0.41, 0.89)	0.85 (0.45, 1.58)	.04	–1.07 ±0.40	<.01	1.08 ±0.80	.18
Job control	1.00 (0.72, 1.38)	0.79 (0.44, 1.40)	.71	0.80 ±0.32	.01	0.32 ±0.65	.62
Personal characteristics
Age	1.00 (0.97, 1.04)	1.04 (0.99, 1.08)	.13	–0.01 ±0.03	.66	0.09 ±0.06	.13
Years lived in United States	1.03 (0.99, 1.03)	0.99 (0.88, 1.00)	<.01	0.09 ±0.06	.11	–0.28 ±1.42	<.01
Indigenous vs nonindigenous language	3.56 (1.57, 8.02)	5.20 (1.95, 13.87)	<.01	–0.26 ±0.69	.70	1.21 ±1.56	.43
Poultry vs nonpoultry	0.73 (0.37, 1.45)	0.63 (0.24, 1.66)	.55	0.94 ±0.67	.16	–3.85 ±1.26	<.01
	Models with supervision indicators (n = 269)
Demands
Heavy load	2.19 (0.90, 5.30)	1.78 (0.64, 4.96)	.21	0.58 ±0.82	.47	0.74 ±1.42	.6
Awkward position	1.81 (1.56, 2.85)	2.25 (1.20, 4.21)	.01	1.34 ±0.52	.01	–1.30 ±0.90	.15
Psychological demand	1.32 (0.90, 1.93)	1.81 (1.05, 3.14)	.08	0.71 ±0.36	.05	–2.17 ±0.71	< .01
Decision latitude
Skill variety	0.55 (0.33, 0.90)	1.01 (0.53, 1.94)	.02	–0.85 ±0.42	.04	0.55 ±0.89	.54
Job control	1.03 (0.72, 1.38)	0.79 (0.44, 1.40)	.71	1.32 ±0.42	< .01	–0.09 ±0.85	.91
Support
Perceived supervisor control	0.92 (0.50, 1.67)	0.56 (0.25, 1.23)	.29	0.30 ±0.52	.56	2.10 ±1.18	.07
Work safety climate	0.94 (0.85, 1.05)	1.02 (0.87, 1.19)	.38	–0.16 ±0.09	.07	0.30 ±0.16	.05
Personal characteristics
Age	1.01 (0.97, 1.05)	1.04 (0.99, 1.09)	.27	–0.01 ±0.04	.84	0.13 ±0.07	.06
Years lived in United States	1.04 (0.99, 1.09)	0.96 (0.90, 1.03)	.04	0.08 ±0.06	.19	–0.29 ±0.11	.01
Indigenous vs nonindigenous language	3.61 (1.24, 10.48)	5.41 (1.55, 18.90)	.01	–0.50 ±0.78	.52	0.65 ±1.73	.7
Poultry vs nonpoultry	0.95 (0.42, 2.12)	0.69 (0.22, 2.10)	.8	0.65 ±0.72	.36	–3.71 ±1.32	< .01

Note. CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale; MCS = mental component score; OR = odds ratio; SF-12 = Short Form-12.

^aLogistic regression models with Wald χ² test.

^bLinear regression models with F test.