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Occup Environ Med 57:528-534 doi:10.1136/oem.57.8.528
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Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulders in female sewing machine operators: prevalence, incidence, and prognosis

Table 6

Unadjusted and adjusted rate ratios (RRs) for developing a shoulder disorder in R2 or R3, for those without a shoulder disorder at baseline

Factors Subjects Unadjusted Adjusted6-150
RR 95% CI p Value RR 95% CI p Value
Social support:
 High 104 1.00 1.00
 Low 45 3.30 1.26 to 8.67 0.02 3.72 1.22 to 11.30 0.02
Neck-shoulder pain score6-151 150 1.02 0.99 to 1.04 0.18 1.02 1.00 to 1.05 0.19
Smoking:
 No 81 1.00 1.00
 Yes 68 2.18 0.81 to 5.91 0.12 3.93 1.33 to 11.58 0.01
Living alone with children:
 No 141 1.00 1.00
 Yes 9 3.30 1.26 to 8.67 0.02 3.58 0.87 to 14.68 0.08
  • 6-150 Adjusted for age, job strain, stress, and duration of employment.

  • 6-151 Neck-shoulder pain score is included in the model as a continuous covariate.

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