Table 3.
Univariate logistic regression analysis of the predictors of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain
| Variable(s) | MSK pain OR (95% CI) |
Neck pain OR (95% CI) |
Shoulder pain OR (95% CI) |
Hand-wrist pain OR (95% CI) |
Lower back pain OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.19) | 1.026 (0.99 to 1.05) | 1.033 (1.01 to 1.062) | 1.006 (0.98 to 1.04) | 1.068 (1.03 to 1.11) |
| p Value | 0.005 | 0.065 | 0.020 | 0.692 | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 0.78 (0.31 to 1.98) | 0.67 (0.37 to 1.19) | 1.47 (0.82 to 2.64) | 1.09 (0.56 to 2.11) | 1.60 (0.88 to 2.91) |
| Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | 0.606 | 0.171 | 0.199 | 0.808 | 0.121 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 0.11 (0.04 to 0.36) | 0.80 (0.43 to 1.46) | 0.94 (0.51 to 1.72) | 0.85 (0.42 to 1.70) | 0.33 (0.18 to 0.62) |
| Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | <0.001 | 0.463 | 0.837 | 0.642 | <0.001 |
| BMI | 1.02 (0.92 to 1.13) | 1.03 (0.97 to 1.09) | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.11) | 1.02 (0.95 to 1.09) | 1.00 (0.94 to 1.06) |
| p Value | 0.724 | 0.392 | 0.160 | 0.612 | 0.938 |
| Specialty | |||||
| Restorative dentistry | 3.76 (1.23 to 11.55) | 1.16 (0.51 to 2.63) | 0.54 (0.24 to 1.22) | 1.27 (0.50 to 3.24) | 2.82 (1.28 to 6.21) |
| Periodontics/prosthodontics | 11.35 (1.40 to 91.93) | 1.79 (0.72 to 4.42) | 1.10 (0.45 to 2.66) | 0.72 (0.22 to 2.36) | 2.37 (0.96 to 5.84) |
| Paediatrics/orthodontics | 9.41 (1.16 to 76.58) | 1.07 (0.40 to 2.90) | 0.63 (0.23 to 1.70) | 2.57 (0.91 to 7.25) | 5.21 (1.71 to 15.83) |
| Endodontics | 8.11 (0.99 to 66.36) | 2.14 (0.80 to 5.76) | 1.72 (0.66 to 4.51) | 1.33 (0.42 to 4.27) | 2.83 (1.01 to 7.93) |
| GP/maxillofacial dentristry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | 0.010 | 0.466 | 0.137 | 0.259 | 0.019 |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Non-smoker | 1.16 (0.40 to 3.39) | 0.86 (0.44 to 1.70) | 1.19 (0.58 to 2.41) | 1.45 (0.62 to 3.39) | 1.71 (0.87 to 3.38) |
| Smoker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | 0.783 | 0.668 | 0.636 | 0.388 | 0.121 |
| Time spent per patient | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.43) | 1.07 (0.89 to 1.28) | 1.03 (0.86 to 1.23) | 0.93 (0.77 to 1.13) | 1.20 (1.00 to 1.44) |
| p Value | 0.381 | 0.483 | 0.787 | 0.466 | 0.039 |
| Experience | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.19) | 1.03 (1.00 to 1.06) | 1.03 (1.00 to 1.06) | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.03) | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.10) |
| p Value | 0.007 | 0.069 | 0.029 | 0.787 | 0.001 |
| Do you excessively bend and twist yourself for better access to or visibility within the oral cavity? | |||||
| No | 0.14 (0.05 to 0.36) | 0.52 (0.25 to 1.08) | 0.35 (0.16 to 0.78) | 1.00 (0.46 to 2.15) | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.54) |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | <0.001 | 0.080 | 0.010 | 0.991 | <0.001 |
| Do you exercise? | |||||
| No | 2.538 (0.998 to 6.456) | 1.412 (0.740 to 2.695) | 2.383 (1.185 to 4.791) | 2.000 (0.897 to 4.457) | 2.337 (1.251 to 4.366) |
| Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| p Value | 0.050 | 0.295 | 0.015 | 0.090 | 0.008 |
BMI, body mass index.