Table 4

Psychosocial risk factors for onset of neck/shoulder pain (symptom cases) and neck/shoulder pain with pressure tenderness (clinical cases)

Symptom cases (n=636)Clinical cases (n=82)
ORcrude*ORadjORcrudeORadj
Risk factorn(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)(95% CI)
*OR, odds ratio.
†Adjusted for all psychosocial factors (other factors in the table), physical risk factors, and individual factors: age, gender, body mass index, intrinsic effort, physical leisure time activity, and level of distress.
Job demands
    Low28801.01.01.01.0
    High18051.7 (1.5 to 2.0)1.5 (1.3 to 1.8)2.3 (1.4 to 3.5)1.7 (1.1 to 2.9)
Job control
    High33291.01.01.01.0
    Low13481.4 (1.2 to 1.7)1.2 (1.0 to 1.5)1.8 (1.1 to 2.8)1.3 (0.8 to 2.1)
Social support
    High32141.01.01.01.0
    Low12161.1 (0.9 to 1.3)1.0 (0.9 to 1.3)1.4 (0.8 to 2.2)1.3 (0.8 to 2.1)