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Table 2 Incidence of neck pain and adjusted odds ratio (ORadj) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) with respect to factors in the final modeling (n = 524)

From: Risk factors for the onset and persistence of neck pain in undergraduate students: 1-year prospective cohort study

Factors

N

Incidence

n (%)

ORadj

95%CI

P

Elbows positioned at 90° angle

     

- Yes

132

49 (37.1)

1.00

  

- No

392

190 (48.5)

1.52

0.99-2.31

0.052

Computer screen is positioned at a level horizontal with the eyes

     

- Yes

221

85 (38.5)

1.00

  

- No

303

154 (50.8)

1.64

1.13-2.36

0.008*

Mouse height

     

- Suitable

382

172 (45)

1.00

  

- Too high

93

50 (53.8)

1.30

0.82-2.10

0.272

- Too low

49

17 (34.7)

0.52

0.28-0.99

0.045*

Percent duration of mouse use during desktop

     

- < 70

427

201 (47.1)

1.00

  

- ≥ 70

97

38 (39.2)

0.66

0.42-1.04

0.075

  1. Significance and ORadj with 95%CI from the multivariate analysis
  2. *P ≤ 0.05