Risk of ulnar neuropathy confirmed by electroneurography (ENG) in relation to forceful work, according to analyses using patients with ulnar neuropathy-like symptoms with normal ENG as referents, study 3
| Study 3: ulnar neuropathy versus ulnar neuropathy-like symptoms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Partly adjusted OR* (95% CI) | Fully adjusted OR† (95% CI) | |
| Force-score | |||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >0–<1 | 1.11 (0.72 to 1.72) | 1.49 (0.92 to 2.41) | 1.93 (1.09 to 3.41) |
| ≥1 | 1.41 (0.97 to 2.06) | 1.34 (0.88 to 2.04) | 1.90 (1.11 to 3.27) |
Significant results are displayed in italics.
*Adjusted for age (continuous), gender, body mass index (continuous), pack-years of smoking (continuous), alcohol consumption (continuous), side-specific fractures (never/ever), full anaesthesia within a 5-year period up to the index year (no/yes), predisposing disorders (no/yes), use of crutches within a 5-year period up to the index year (no/yes), hand–arm intensive sports (0, 1, 2) and weight loss ≥10 kg within half a year during a 5-year period up to the index year (no/yes).
†Adjusted for the same variables as the partly adjusted ORs and for repetition-time (0, >0–<2.5 and ≥2.5 h/day), non-neutral-posture-time (<1, ≥1–<2 h/day and ≥2 h/day) and hand–arm vibration-time (0, >0–<1 and ≥1 h/day).