Constants for three level response: |
Intercept 1 | 0.06 | 0.05 to 0.08 |
Intercept 2 | 0.02 | 0.02 to 0.02 |
Previous radiating neck pain (days during preceding 12 months): |
0–7 | 1.0 | |
8–30 | 5.3 | 4.5 to 6.3 |
>30 | 9.5 | 7.8 to 11.6 |
Time: |
1992 | 1.0 | |
1993 | 0.9 | 0.8 to 1.0 |
1994 | 0.6 | 0.6 to 0.7 |
Sex: |
Male | 1.0 | |
Female | 1.4 | 1.2 to 1.6 |
Age (y): |
<35 | 1.0 | |
35–44 | 1.4 | 1.2 to 1.6 |
45–54 | 1.7 | 1.4 to 1.9 |
55–64 | 1.4 | 1.1 to 1.8 |
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Working with the trunk in forward flexion (h/day): |
<1 | 1.0 | |
1–2 | 1.2 | 1.0 to 1.3 |
>2 | 1.2 | 1.0 to 1.3 |
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Working with a hand above shoulder level (hours/day) |
<0.5 | 1.0 | |
0.5–1 | 1.2 | 1.0 to 1.5 |
>1 | 1.6 | 1.3 to 2.0 |
Body mass index (kg/m2): |
<23.0 | 1.0 | |
23.0–25.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 to 1.1 |
26.0–28.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 to 1.4 |
⩾29.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.5 |
Smoking: |
Non-smoker | 1.0 | |
Ex-smoker | 1.2 | 1.0 to 1.3 |
Current smoker | 1.1 | 1.0 to 1.3 |
Mental stress: |
Not at all | 1.0 | |
Little | 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.5 |
To some extent | 1.5 | 1.3 to 1.8 |
Much | 1.7 | 1.4 to 2.0 |
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Other musculoskeletal pains (sum score): |
Increment of one unit | 1.4 | 1.3 to 1.5 |
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Self assessed ability to work during the coming 5 years because of musculoskeletal health: |
No problems | 1.0 | |
Problems possible | 1.5 | 1.4 to 1.7 |
Problems likely | 2.0 | 1.6 to 2.5 |
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Interaction |
Radiating neck pain in a previous questionnaire (days)×working with a hand above shoulder level (h/day): |
<8×<0.5 | 1.0 | |
8–30×0.5–1 | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.2 |
8–30×>1 | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.1 |
>30×0.5–1 | 0.6 | 0.4 to 0.8 |
>30×>1 | 0.7 | 0.5 to 0.9 |