TABLE 3.
The Association Between Telecommuting Environments and Shoulder Pain
| Model 1† | Model 2‡ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |||
| Telecommuting environments | ||||||||
| Do you have a place or room where you can concentrate on your work? (no) | 1.24 | 1.01 | 1.52 | 0.044 | 1.09 | 0.88 | 1.36 | 0.418 |
| Do you have enough light on the desk for you to work? (no) | 1.63 | 1.30 | 2.06 | <0.001 | 1.39 | 1.09 | 1.78 | 0.008 |
| Do you have enough space on your desk to work? (no) | 1.28 | 1.07 | 1.53 | 0.008 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 1.35 | 0.256 |
| Do you have enough foot space under your desk to stretch your legs? (no) | 1.48 | 1.20 | 1.82 | <0.001 | 1.27 | 1.02 | 1.58 | 0.029 |
| Are the temperature and humidity in your workroom comfortable? (no) | 1.55 | 1.29 | 1.87 | <0.001 | 1.41 | 1.16 | 1.72 | 0.001 |
| Do you use an office desk or chair? (including a children’s study desk) (no) | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.17 | 0.984 | 0.96 | 0.81 | 1.14 | 0.633 |
| Do you use a non-office desk or chair? (eg, dining room table, sofa) (yes) | 0.95 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 0.500 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 1.12 | 0.550 |
| Do you use a low table or kotatsu to work? (yes) | 1.14 | 0.96 | 1.37 | 0.141 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 1.37 | 0.168 |
†Model 1: adjusted for age, sex.
‡Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, educational background, equivalent income, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, exercise, job type, working time, company size, and the number of days experiencing mental health problems in the past 30 days.
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.