Odds ratios for predictors of neck pain among Finnish office workers in 1998–99 (logistic regression model, adjusted for age and time used for VDU work, n=138)
| Neck pain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predictors | OR | 95% CI |
| AIC = 174.94. | ||
| −2 log L = 158.94 (df=7). | ||
| Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit test: p=0.23. | ||
| Work related predictors | ||
| Physical work environment | ||
| Mean score >3 | 1.0 | |
| Mean score ⩽3 | 2.1 | 0.9 to 4.9 |
| Distance of the keyboard from the edge of the table | ||
| Good (⩾15 cm) | 1.0 | |
| Poor (<15 cm) | 2.1 | 1.0 to 4.5 |
| Individual predictors | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1.0 | |
| Female | 2.9 | 1.3 to 6.7 |
| Smoking | ||
| Never smoker | 1.0 | |
| Current/ex-smoker | 1.9 | 0.8 to 4.3 |