Table 5
Final models: factors predicting a lower frequency of musculoskeletal symptom days at follow up adjusted for gender and age
| Factors | All office workers | Monotonous repetitive computer work | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | Adj. OR | 90% CI | p | Adj. OR | 90% CI | |
| Bold denotes significant associations (p < 0.10). | ||||||
| Neck/shoulder | ||||||
| % of work time at computer | 0.027 | 0.11 | ||||
| 75% | 1.53 | 1.18–1.98 | 1.48 | 0.99–2.22 | ||
| 50% | 1.11 | 0.83–1.49 | 1.40 | 0.74–2.64 | ||
| 0–25% | 1.52 | 1.05–2.19 | 2.39 | 1.13–5.09 | ||
| Speed of work | 0.61 | 0.40 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.07 | 0.83–1.33 | 1.17 | 0.86–1.59 | ||
| Pauses | 0.36 | 0.44 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.14 | 0.90–1.43 | 1.17 | 0.84–1.61 | ||
| Glare/reflection | 0.53 | 0.54 | ||||
| Now and then–never | 1.10 | 0.86–1.39 | 0.89 | 0.64–1.23 | ||
| Elbow/hand | ||||||
| % of work time at computer | 0.0014 | 0.09 | ||||
| 75% | 1.68 | 1.20–2.36 | 1.40 | 0.85–2.30 | ||
| 50% | 1.39 | 0.96–2.00 | 1.74 | 0.74–4.07 | ||
| 0–25% | 2.99 | 1.78–5.02 | 4.14 | 1.35–12.72 | ||
| Speed of work | 0.93 | 0.73 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.02 | 0.76–1.35 | 0.92 | 0.60–1.39 | ||
| Pauses | 0.38 | 0.25 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.17 | 0.87–1.58 | 1.34 | 0.88–2.06 | ||
| Glare/reflection | 0.11 | 0.12 | ||||
| Now and then–never | 0.75 | 0.55–1.01 | 0.69 | 0.47–1.02 | ||
| Low back | ||||||
| % of work time at computer | 0.45 | 0.43 | ||||
| 75% | 1.33 | 0.99–1.79 | 1.34 | 0.86–2.08 | ||
| 50% | 1.08 | 0.78–1.51 | 0.68 | 0.32–1.42 | ||
| 0–25% | 1.01 | 0.66–1.53 | 1.46 | 0.68–3.11 | ||
| Speed of work | 0.027 | 0.35 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.39 | 1.09–1.77 | 1.22 | 0.86–1.71 | ||
| Pauses | 0.93 | 0.80 | ||||
| Large influence | 1.01 | 0.78–1.31 | 1.06 | 0.74–1.51 | ||
| Glare/reflection | 0.27 | 0.15 | ||||
| Now and then–never | 1.19 | 0.92–1.56 | 1.36 | 0.96–1.93 | ||
