Table 3. Self-reported risk factors and low back, neck and shoulder pain and headache in the past 12 months (multivariate analyses).
| Self-reported risk factor | Low back pain OR (95%CI) |
Neck pain OR (95%CI) |
Shoulder pain OR (95%CI) |
Headache OR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1.25 (0.84–1.86)* | 1.65 (1.08–2.51)* | 2.07 (1.25–3.41)** | 3.12 (1.69–5.76)** |
| Age | ||||
| 24–29 | NS | NS | 1.00 | NS |
| 30–49 | 1.82 (0.87–3.84)** | |||
| ≥50 | 2.79 (1.40–3.84)** | |||
| History of serious MSD | NS | NS | 1.99 (1.04–3.84)* | NS |
| The occurrence of MSDs in blood relatives | NS | NS | NS | 1.73 (1.11–2.71)* |
| Reduction of work load due to MSDs | NS | 2.60 (1.49–4.53)** | 2.62 (1.53–4.48)** | 1.88 (1.04–3.38)* |
| Psychologically demanding work | NS | 2.39 (1.46–3.89)** | NS | NS |
| X-ray included in the dental unit | NS | NS | NS | 1.64 (1.04–2.60)* |
| Subjective assessment of general health | ||||
| Satisfactory | 3.32 (2.22–4.95)** | 3.16 (2.06–4.85)** | 2.21 (1.41–3.46)** | 2.69 (1.63–4.43)** |
| Bad/very bad | 10.50 (3.47–31.80)** | 4.29 (1.50–12.25)** | 4.61 (1.61–13.22)** | 2.46 (0.86–7.05)** |
p<0.05*, p<0.01**; OR: odds ratio, CI: 95% confidence interval, NS: not significant