Table 7.
Associations between physical exposure on the right side, as well as psychosocial factors, and diagnosed disorders in the neck and right upper limb, calculated with Poisson regression
| N | Tension neck syndrome | Rotator cuff tendonitis | Acromioclavicular syndrome | Carpal tunnel syndrome | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude PR (95% CI) | Age-adjusted PR (95% CI) |
Crude PR (95% CI) |
Age-adjusted PR (95% CI) |
Crude PR (95% CI) |
Age-adjusted PR (95% CI) |
Crude PR (95% CI) |
Age-adjusted PR (95% CI) |
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| Physical exposure | |||||||||
| Head | |||||||||
| Inclination (°) p90 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.16 (0.98–1.38) | 1.18 (0.99–1.40) | 1.07 (0.84–1.37) | 1.11 (0.87–1.42) | 1.07 (0.86–1.34) | 1.09 (0.87–1.37) | 2.41 (1.51–3.86) | 2.42 (1.50–3.92) |
| Women | 1825 | 1.20 (0.98–1.45) | 1.16 (0.96–1.41) | 0.96 (0.75–1.22) | 0.92 (0.72–1.19) | 1.09 (0.82–1.43) | 0.99 (0.74–1.33) | 2.49 (1.60–3.86 | 2.28 (1.45–3.59) |
| Velocity (°/s) p50 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.16 (0.97–1.38) | 1.18 (0.98–1.43) | 1.24 (0.96–1.60) | 1.40 (1.06–1.85) | 1.26 (0.94–1.69) | 1.34 (0.98–1.83) | 2.11 (1.68–2.66) | 2.30 (1.73–3.06) |
| Women | 1825 | 1.93 (1.51–2.46) | 1.91 (1.51–2.41) | 1.77 (1.28–2.46) | 1.78 (1.28–2.48) | 1.11 (0.73–1.69) | 1.14 (0.75–1.72) | 2.24 (1.27–3.95) | 2.23 (1.30–3.83) |
| Trapezius | |||||||||
| (%MVE) p90 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.20 (0.87–1.66) | 1.23 (0.88–1.72) | 1.49 (0.89–2.49) | 1.81 (1.13–2.90) | 1.69 (0.97–2.93) | 1.90 (1.10–3.27) | 3.83 (2.60–5.78) | 4.07 (2.75–6.03) |
| Women | 2366 | 2.00 (1.61–2.49) | 2.00 (1.61–2.48) | 1.86 (1.33–2.59) | 1.87 (1.33–2.61) | 1.53 (1.04–2.26) | 1.55 (1.04–2.31) | 3.99 (2.50–6.36) | 4.06 (2.54–6.51) |
| Upper arm | |||||||||
| Elevation (°) p90 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.37 (0.83–2.25) | 1.38 (0.84–2.25) | 0.87 (0.44–1.69) | 0.86 (0.44–1.69) | 1.55 (0.75–3.21) | 1.53 (0.74–3.17) | 1.53 (0.54–4.31) | 1.62 (0.58–4.49) |
| Women | 1878 | 1.07 (0.89–1.29) | 1.09 (0.90–1.31) | 1.29 (0.97–1.71) | 1.28 (0.96–1.71) | 1.05 (0.79–1.39) | 1.03 (0.77–1.38) | 1.56 (1.11–2.20) | 1.56 (1.09–2.24) |
| Velocity (°/s) p50 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.06 (1.01–1.11) | 1.09 (1.04–1.15) | 1.06 (1.00–1.13) | 1.08 (1.02–1.15) | 1.17 (1.12–1.22) | 1.19 (1.13–1.25) |
| Women | 1878 | 1.21 (1.15–1.28) | 1.20 (1.14–1.26) | 1.13 (1.05–1.22) | 1.13 (1.05–1.22) | 1.00 (0.90–1.10) | 1.00 (0.91–1.11) | 1.20 (1.07–1.35) | 1.19 (1.07–1.34) |
| Forearm extensors | |||||||||
| (%MVE) p90 | |||||||||
| Men | 800 | 1.32 (1.09–1.61) | 1.38 (1.10–1.73) | 1.34 (1.01–1.78) | 1.58 (1.12–2.23) | 1.48 (1.09–2.00) | 1.63 (1.17–2.28) | 1.93 (1.43–2.56) | 2.09 (1.38–3.16) |
| Women | 1437 | 1.34 (1.13–1.58) | 1.32 (1.12–1.56) | 1.34 (1.08–1.66) | 1.36 (1.10–1.69) | 0.94 (0.70–1.27) | 0.98 (0.73–1.33) | 1.56 (1.07–2.29) | 1.64 (1.15–2.36) |
| Wrist | |||||||||
| Flexion (°) p50 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 4.51 (2.31–8.84) | 4.91 (2.49–9.67) | 1.49 (0.72–3.08) | 1.75 (0.85–3.61) | 3.66 (1.49–9.01) | 3.94 (1.62–9.58) | 3.44 (1.60–7.37) | 3.50 (1.53–7.97) |
| Women | 2366 | 1.14 (1.01–1.28) | 1.15 (1.02–1.29) | 1.37 (1.14–1.64) | 1.36 (1.13–1.64) | 1.28 (1.03–1.61) | 1.28 (1.02–1.60) | 1.99 (1.50–2.65) | 2.01 (1.49–2.71) |
| Velocity (°/s) p50 | |||||||||
| Men | 920 | 1.20 (1.05–1.38) | 1.23 (1.05–1.43) | 1.27 (1.05–1.55) | 1.45 (1.17–1.78) | 1.31 (1.05–1.63) | 1.41 (1.12–1.78) | 2.10 (1.72–2.56) | 2.35 (1.78–3.10) |
| Women | 2366 | 1.29 (1.20–1.38) | 1.30 (1.21–1.40) | 1.34 (1.20–1.50) | 1.37 (1.22–1.53) | 1.21 (1.04–1.41) | 1.25 (1.08–1.45) | 1.43 (1.20–1.70) | 1.49 (1.26–1.76) |
| Psychosocial factors | |||||||||
| Job demands | |||||||||
| Men | 735 | 0.93 (0.48–1.79) | 0.93 (0.49–1.77) | 1.74 (1.03–2.95) | 1.84 (1.10–3.07) | 2.24 (1.12–4.49) | 2.26 (1.14–4.45) | 3.18 (1.83–5.51) | 3.49 (1.96–6.20) |
| Women | 1878 | 1.53 (1.24–1.88) | 1.52 (1.24–1.87) | 1.47 (1.09–1.99) | 1.48 (1.09–2.00) | 1.86 (1.33–2.59) | 1.91 (1.36–2.67) | 1.59 (1.01–2.48) | 1.60 (1.03–2.51) |
| Job control | |||||||||
| Men | 754 | 0.70 (0.49–1.02) | 0.65 (0.45–0.94) | 0.78 (0.49–1.25) | 0.65 (0.42–1.03) | 0.69 (0.42–1.15) | 0.66 (0.41–1.08) | 0.30 (0.13–0.68) | 0.30 (0.14–0.66) |
| Women | 1897 | 0.55 (0.47–0.65) | 0.55 (0.46–0.65) | 0.58 (0.45–0.75) | 0.55 (0.42–0.72) | 0.68 (0.52–0.89) | 0.64 (0.48–0.84) | 0.55 (0.40–0.76) | 0.49 (0.35–0.68) |
| Job support | |||||||||
| Men | 753 | 0.64 (0.33–1.25) | 0.59 (0.31–1.11) | 0.51 (0.26–1.03) | 0.43 (0.24–0.78) | 0.55 (0.25–1.24) | 0.53 (0.24–1.15) | 0.26 (0.11–0.58) | 0.23 (0.09–0.55) |
| Women | 1884 | 0.68 (0.55–0.83) | 0.68 (0.55–0.83) | 0.68 (0.51–0.91) | 0.67 (0.50–0.90) | 0.61 (0.44–0.83) | 0.59 (0.43–0.81) | 0.46 (0.29–0.74) | 0.43 (0.27–0.71) |
Prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results in bold face are statistically significant. The PRs are expressed per 10°, 10°/s, 10%MVE and for psychosocial factors per step on the 1–4 point scale