Table 3.
Factors associated with having a nontraumatic musculoskeletal problem
| Variable | Proportion who had at least one problem during past year n (%)/group total |
Odds ratio | 95% CI for odds ratio | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | ||||
| 0–14 | 45 (3.4%)/1333 | Reference | ||
| 15–65 | 171 (8.0%)/2132 | 2.65 | (1.88–3.73) | < 0.0001 |
| > 65 | 33 (19.9%)/166 | 9.38 | (5.69–15.47) | < 0.0001 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 115 (6.9%)/1665 | Reference | ||
| Female | 134 (6.8%)/1967 | 0.89 | (0.68–1.16) | 0.3749 |
| Residency | ||||
| Urban | 75 (5.3%)/1426 | Reference | ||
| Rural | 174 (7.7%)/2247 | 1.44 | (1.08–1.92) | 0.0129 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 70 (3.9%)/1776 | Reference | ||
| Grouped | 81 (8.1%)/998 | 2.04 | (1.45–2.87) | < 0.0001 |
| Farmer | 97 (11.5%)/842 | 3.40 | (2.46–4.71) | < 0.0001 |
| Education | ||||
| None | 159 (8.4%)/1885 | Reference | ||
| Primary | 36 (4.46%)/808 | 0.49 | (0.34–0.72) | 0.0003 |
| Secondary | 48 (5.96%)/806 | 0.71 | (0.50–1.00) | 0.0510 |
| Tertiary | 5 (4.42%)/113 | 0.45 | (0.16–1.24) | 0.1208 |