Table 4

Factors associated with incidence of shoulder pain for women; results from bivariate analyses and from the logistic model

Number of subjectsNumber of incident casesIncidence %Test, bivariate analyses p valueLogistic model, adjusted ORs* OR (95% CI)
*Each OR is adjusted on the five other risk factors.
Depressive symptoms
    Absence1612817.40.051
    Presence531630.21.85 (0.86 to 3.99)
Hit
    No1833418.60.081
    Yes311032.31.47 (0.58 to 3.73)
Bending forward
    Infrequently991414.10.031
    Frequently1153026.11.81 (0.86 to 3.82)
Arm above the shoulder
    Infrequently1292015.50.021
    Frequently852428.21.84 (0.89 to 3.79)
Use of vibrating tool
    No1692917.20.021
    Yes451533.31.89 (0.86 to 4.15)
Job control
    High or medium level1292217.00.121
    Low level852225.91.46 (0.72 to 2.67)
Subjects “healthy” at baseline214
Incident cases44