Table 3. Association between neck disorders and sociodemographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | Neck disorders | Significance | Hypothesis test | Odd ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P value | Wald Chi-Square | df | Unadjusted (95% CI) | Adjusted (95% CI) |
|
| Mean (SD)/Frequency (%) | Mean (SD)/Frequency (%) | ||||||
| Age (Years) | 23.03 (±4.48) | 22.27 (±3.68) | 0.073 | 3.207 | 1 | 1.047 (0.99–1.107) |
1.059 (0.995–1.128) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 60 (41.9%) | 83 (58.1%) | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref |
| Female | 84 (49.4%) | 86 (50.6%) | 0.075 | 3.166 | 1 | 1.351 (0.863–2.115) |
1.883 (0.938–3.780) |
| Height (cm) | 163.61 (±11.14) | 165.12 (±9.21) | 0.53 | 0.395 | 1 | 0.985 (0.963–1.008) |
0.989 (0.954–1.025) |
| Weight (kg) | 67.36 (±19.35) | 64.79 (±17.79) | 0.437 | 0.604 | 1 | 1.008 (0.995–1.020) |
1.012 (0.981–1.044) |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 24.40 (±5.22) | 23.51 (±5.03) | 0.96 | 0.003 | 1 | 1.035 (0.99–1.081) |
1.003 (0.908–1.107) |
| Hand dominance | |||||||
| Right | 130 (47.1%) | 146 (52.9%) | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref |
| Left & Both equal (ambidextrous) | 14 (37.8%) | 23 (62.2%) | 0.196 | 1.675 | 1 | 0.684 (0.338–1.384) |
0.616 (0.296–1.283) |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| Light | 74 (51.7%) | 69 (48.3%) | 0.369 | 0.808 | 1 | 1.580 (0.81–3.084) |
1.372 (0.688–2.734) |
| Moderate | 51 (41.5%) | 72 (58.5%) | 0.840 | 0.041 | 1 | 1.044 (0.527–2.069) |
0.930 (0.461–1.878) |
| Vigorous | 19 (40.4%) | 28 (59.6%) | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref | -ref |
Note:
CI–Confidence interval, df–Degree of freedom, SD–Standard deviation.