Table 2.
Subject characteristics at baseline interview in relation to subsequent injury experience over 2-year follow-up among 492 hospital workers
| Subject characteristics at baseline interview | All subjects (N = 492) |
New or recurrent injury status reported at 2-year follow-up |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N = 175) |
No (N = 317) |
p value | |||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Sex: female | 365 | 74.2 | 142 | 81.1 | 223 | 70.4 | <0.01 |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.02 | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 209 | 42.5 | 62 | 35.4 | 147 | 46.4 | |
| Hispanic | 80 | 16.3 | 27 | 15.4 | 53 | 16.7 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 128 | 26.0 | 48 | 27.4 | 80 | 25.2 | |
| African-American | 46 | 9.4 | 25 | 14.3 | 21 | 6.6 | |
| Other | 29 | 5.9 | 13 | 7.4 | 16 | 5.1 | |
| Job group | 0.23 | ||||||
| Nurse | 193 | 39.2 | 74 | 42.3 | 119 | 37.5 | |
| Other clinical | 70 | 14.2 | 28 | 16.0 | 42 | 13.3 | |
| Clerical | 96 | 19.5 | 38 | 21.7 | 58 | 18.3 | |
| Administrative/professional | 55 | 11.2 | 15 | 8.6 | 40 | 12.6 | |
| Technical | 42 | 8.5 | 11 | 6.3 | 31 | 9.8 | |
| Support staff | 36 | 7.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 27 | 8.5 | |
| Musculoskeletal comorbidity | 225 | 46.0 | 101 | 57.7 | 124 | 39.5 | <0.001 |
| Other medical comorbidity | 183 | 37.3 | 70 | 40.0 | 113 | 35.8 | 0.23 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45.9 | 9.6 | 45.8 | 9.2 | 46.0 | 9.9 | 0.82 |
| Depression (CES-D) | 20.5 | 8.1 | 21.7 | 8.2 | 19.8 | 8.0 | 0.01 |
Musculoskeletal comorbidity includes arthritis, back or neck condition, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis; other medical comorbidity includes asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease
CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale