Table 2.
Poisson Regression analysis to assess independent factors associated with neck and lower back pain within the previous 12 months.
| Outcome | Factors | Prevalence Ratio (95%CI) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck pain within the previous 12 months | Profession | ||
| Nurse | 1.00 (0.73–1.36) | 0.984 | |
| Physician | 1.00 | ||
| Nursing technician/assistant | 0.94 (0.64–1.39) | 0.760 | |
| Community health agent | 1.04 (0.79–1.37) | 0.788 | |
| Dentist | 1.67 (1.11–2.51) | 0.014 | |
| Oral health technician/assistant | 1.31 (0.83–2.07) | 0.246 | |
| Other | 2.36 (1.51–3.69) | <0.001 | |
| Years working in a PHC service | 1.02 (1.00–1.03) | 0.038 | |
| Workload | |||
| Frustration level | 1.03 (1.01–1.04) | 0.005 | |
| Occupational risks | |||
| Ergonomic | 1.67 (1.06–2.62) | 0.026 | |
| Psychiatric symptoms/disorders | 1.88 (1.39–2.54) | <0.001 | |
| Lower back pain within the previous 12 months | Gender | ||
| Male | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 1.40 (1.01–1.94) | 0.042 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.073 | |
| Occupational risks | |||
| Chemical | 1.25 (0.98–1.59) | 0.070 | |
| Ergonomic | 1.62 (1.06–2.48) | 0.025 | |
| Psychiatric symptoms/disorders | 1.45 (1.16–1.82) | 0.001 |
95%CI = 95% confidence interval.