Table 4

Univariate analysis of the association between neck flexion at work and neck pain for workers with a low, medium, and high endurance time of the neck muscles

Variable
(% of working time)
Low endurance time Crude RR (95% CI)4-151 Medium endurance time Crude RR (95% CI) High endurance time Crude RR (95% CI)
Neck flexion ⩾20°:
 <60% time1.001.001.00
 >60% time2.504-150 (1.11 to 5.61)1.32 (0.52 to 3.35)1.11 (0.34 to 3.65)
Neck flexion ⩾45°:
 <5% time1.001.001.00
 >5% time1.894-150 (1.02 to 3.52)1.08 (0.57 to 2.05)0.84 (0.38 to 1.86)
  • 4-150 p<0.05.

  • 4-151 Univariate Cox's regression analysis.