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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% CIs for the associations of occupational stress factors with skin disorder categories adjusted for age, gender, occupation, glove use, and probable atopy

From: Are skin disorders related to work strain in hospital workers? A cross-sectional study

 

Skin complaints -12 month prevalence

Skin disorders- point prevalence

Job characteristics

Hand complaints

(436 cases)

Complaints in other parts

(604 cases)

Any complaint

(730 cases)

Hand dermatitis

(138 cases)

Dermatitis in other parts

(100 cases)

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

  
 

Model Ia

Model I

Model I

Model I

Model I

Job demands

1.06 (1.01 - 1.10)

1.10 (1.05 - 1.14)

1.09 (1.05 - 1.14)

1.09 (1.02-1.18)

1.11 (1.02-1.20)

Social support

0.92 (0.89 - 0.95)

0.93 (0.89 - 0.96)

0.92 (0.89 - 0.95)

0.88 (0.84-0.93)

0.91 (0.86-0.97)

High strain

1.36 (1.04 -1.78)

1.67 (1.30 -2.14)

1.53 (1.19 -1.95)

1.65 (1.11-2.45)

1.78 (1.14-2.79)

High iso-strain

1.36 (1.01 - 1.83)

1.72 (1.31 - 2.26)

1.58 (1.20 - 2.07)

1.73 (1.14-2.63)

2.25 (1.42-3.57)

 

Model IIb

Model II

Model II

Model II

Model II

Job demands

1.06 (1.01 - 1.11)

1.10 (1.05 - 1.14)

1.09 (1.05 - 1.14)

1.10 (1.02-1.18)

1.10 (1.02-1.20)

Social support

0.92 (0.89 - 0.95)

0.93 (0.90 - 0.96)

0.92 (0.89 - 0.95)

0.88 (0.84-0.93)

0.92 (0.87-0.97)

High strain

1.37 (1.04 -1.78)

1.66 (1.29 -2.20)

1.51 (1.18 -1.93)

1.65 (1.11-2.45)

1.76 (1.13-2.76)

High iso-strain

1.38 (1.03-1.85)

1.72 (1.31 - 2.26)

1.57 (1.90 - 2.07)

1.75 (1.15-2.65)

2.23 (1.41-3.53)

 

Model IIIc

Model III

Model III

Model III

Model III

Job demands

1.05 (1.00 - 1.10)

1.09 (1.05 - 1.14)

1.09 (1.05 - 1.13)

1.08 (1.01-1.17)

1.09 (1.01-1.19)

Social support

0.92 (0.89 - 0.96)

0.93 (0.90 - 0.96)

0.92 (0.89 - 0.96)

0.89 (0.84-0.94)

0.92 (0.87-0.98)

High strain

1.32 (1.01 - 1.73)

1.63 (1.27 - 2.09)

1.49 (1.16 - 1.90)

1.57 (1.06-2.35)

1.70 (1.08-2.66)

High iso-strain

1.32 (0.98 - 1.77)

1.67 (1.27 - 2.20)

1.53 (1.16 - 2.02)

1.64 (1.08-2.51)

2.13 (1.34-3.39)

  1. aModel I was additionally adjusted for depression; bModel II was additionally adjusted for anxiety; cModel III was additionally adjusted for both depression and anxiety.
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