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. 2020 Aug 8;2020:3164056. doi: 10.1155/2020/3164056

Table 4.

Factors influencing prevalence of MSD last year.

Variables Prevalence of MSD last year P OR 95% CI
Upper limit Lower limit
Gender 0.273
Male 65.20% 1
Female 70.00% 1.276 0.826 1.973
Age (years) 0.097
<30 59.60% 1
30+ 63.00% 1.151 0.774 1.714
40+ 68.80% 1.492 1.051 2.118
50+ 64.60% 1.235 0.837 1.821
Years of service 0.001
<10 58.50% 1
10+ 67.20% 1.457 1.068 1.988
20+ 69.40% 1.613∗∗ 1.241 2.096
Education 0.689
Junior high school or lower 63.90% 1
Senior high school or technical secondary 67.00% 1.148 0.881 1.497
Junior college 66.40% 1.118 0.816 1.532
Bachelor's degree or higher 68.30% 1.219 0.743 2.000
Shift system 0.002
Day shift only 67.30% 1
Two shifts 71.70% 1.226 0.847 1.774
Two shifts with three groups 60.10% 0.730 0.565 0.942
Three shifts with four groups 74.10% 1.338 0.873 2.205
Significant bending <0.001
No 54.10% 1
Yes 75.10% 2.723∗∗ 2.141 3.462
Forward neck tilting <0.001
No 53.10% 1
Yes 76.80% 2.967∗∗ 2.337 3.767
Maximum force operation within a short period of time <0.001
No 55.00% 1
Yes 75.30% 2.655∗∗ 2.088 3.376
Repeated movement of upper arms or fingers <0.001
No 56.80% 1
Yes 71.90% 1.941∗∗ 1.538 2.450
Slip or fall incidents <0.001
No 55.00% 1
Yes 76.20% 2.744 2.155 3.495
Work under conditions of cold or temperature variations <0.001
No 52.00% 1
Yes 74.40% 2.688∗∗ 2.121 3.405
Burnout level 0.001
Zero burnout 67.40% 1
Mild burnout 66.20% 0.904 0.599 1.365
Moderate burnout 61.80% 0.743 0.495 1.117
Severe burnout 84.70% 2.530 1.225 5.099

Note: P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01.