Table 2

Relations between the various factors and occupational accidents: crude and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals

Slip (130 subjects)Disequilibrium, trip, collision by a moving vehicle (227 subjects)Bad landing on the floor (70 subjects)Total (427 subjects)
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†Calculated with conditional logistic regression for paired data. No significant adjusted odds ratio was found for age, sleep disorders, one year or less in present job, and frequent change of work environment.
Crude odds ratios [95% CI]
Age ≥50 years1.00 [0.43 to 2.34]1.21 [0.68 to 2.17]1.00 [0.13 to 7.47]1.13 [0.72 to 1.77]
Body mass index ≥30 kg/m21.13 [0.53 to 2.44]1.33 [0.76 to 2.37]1.10 [0.42 to 2.89]1.22 [0.83 to 1.82]
Sleep disorders1.29 [0.70 to 2.39]1.56* [1.00 to 2.52]0.85 [0.34 to 2.05]1.33 [0.96 to 1.86]
Current smoker2.06** [1.14 to 3.84]1.49* [1.00 to 2.27]1.27 [0.61 to 2.68]1.58*** [1.17 to 2.14]
Alcoholic drink consumption: nearly every day1.09 [0.44 to 2.73]1.31 [0.65 to 2.69]4.00* [1.08 to 22.10]1.50 [0.92 to 2.47]
No sporting activity1.96** [1.17 to 3.35]1.59* [1.04 to 2.47]2.56** [1.14 to 6.28]1.84*** [1.37 to 2.50]
No do-it-yourself and gardening activities1.32 [0.73 to 2.41]1.20 [0.75 to 1.96]2.80* [1.00 to 9.93]1.38 [0.98 to 1.95]
One year or less in present job0.40 [0.04 to 2.44]1.80 [0.54 to 6.84]0.25 [0.01 to 2.53]0.86 [0.36 to 2.00]
Frequent change of work environment0.67 [0.31 to 1.37]1.09 [0.67 to 1.77]1.08 [0.46 to 2.60]0.96 [0.67 to 1.36]
Request for a job change1.30 [0.53 to 3.31]2.07* [1.08 to 4.12]2.50 [0.72 to 10.90]1.86** [1.16 to 3.03]
Adjusted odds ratios [95% CI]†
Current smoker1.93* [1.08 to 3.43]1.52* [1.01 to 2.28]1.53** [1.13 to 2.07]
Alcoholic drink consumption: nearly every day6.17* [1.36 to 28.0]
No sporting activity1.86** [1.12 to 3.07]1.63* [1.07 to 2.48]3.15* [1.25 to 7.93]1.83*** [1.35 to 2.48]
No do-it-yourself and gardening activities4.20* [1.29 to 13.7]1.42* [1.00 to 2.01]
Request for a job change2.31** [1.23 to 4.35]4.23* [1.03 to 17.4]1.94** [1.21 to 3.11]