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Table 5 Two-way interaction terms for associations between physical work-related stressors and arthritis

From: Arthritis diagnosis and symptoms are positively associated with specific physical job exposures in lower- and middle-income countries: cross-sectional results from the World Health Organization’s Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

 

Heavy physical work

Kneeling or squatting

Heavy lifting

Arm elevation

Awkward trunk posture

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

OR (95%CI)

p

Doctor-diagnosed arthritis

Age (years)a

0.96 (0.90–1.03)

0.27

1.06 (0.97–1.51)

0.20

0.93 (0.86–1.00)

0.04

1.02 (0.87–1.19)

0.81

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.85

Body mass indexa

0.88 (0.81–0.96)

0.006

1.01 (0.91–1.13)

0.80

0.96 (0.87–1.06)

0.46

1.43 (1.12–1.82)

0.004

0.76 (0.69–0.84)

≤0.001

Household incomea

1.13 (1.06–1.20)

≤0.001

1.12 (1.04–1.20)

0.003

1.10 (1.03–1.18)

0.005

0.99 (0.85–0.15)

0.90

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

0.03

Educationa

1.03 (0.97–1.11)

0.32

1.00 (0.92–1.08)

0.97

1.09 (1.01–1.17)

0.02

0.80 (0.66–0.96)

0.02

1.03 (0.96–1.10)

0.42

Never married

1.23 (0.76–1.99)

0.40

1.51 (0.89–2.57)

0.13

0.84 (0.43–1.67)

0.62

0.52 (0.13–2.04)

0.35

0.60 (0.25–1.44)

0.25

Married/cohabiting

1.22 (1.02–1.47)

0.03

1.17 (0.94–1.46)

0.16

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

0.32

0.95 (0.59–0.53)

0.83

1.40 (1.15–1.71)

0.001

Separated/widowb

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Symptom-defined arthritis

Age (years) a

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

0.35

1.47 (1.26–1.71)

≤0.001

1.02 (0.89–1.16)

0.80

1.83 (1.27–2.63)

0.001

1.12 (0.97–1.28)

0.11

Body mass indexa

0.58 (0.49–0.68)

≤0.001

0.97 (0.81–1.15)

0.70

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

0.03

1.53 (1.03–2.30)

0.04

0.69 (0.59–0.81)

≤0.001

Household incomea

1.10 (1.00–1.22)

0.06

1.10 (0.99–1.23)

0.08

1.03 (0.92–1.15)

0.53

1.05 (0.83–1.32)

0.70

1.11 (1.00–1.23)

0.048

Educationa

1.55 (1.39–1.73)

≤0.001

1.45 (1.28–1.65)

≤0.001

1.49 (1.33–1.68)

≤0.001

1.45 (1.03–2.03)

0.03

1.44 (1.29–1.61)

≤0.001

Never married

0.89 (0.37–2.19)

0.81

1.53 (0.53–4.48)

0.43

0.29 (0.06–1.31)

0.11

c

c

0.19 (0.02–1.47)

0.11

Married/cohabiting

1.16 (0.87–1.55)

0.32

2.92 (2.10–4.04)

≤0.001

0.87 (0.63–1.21)

0.42

3.12 (1.53–6.33)

0.002

1.12 (0.84–1.50)

0.44

Separated/widowb

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. aVariables treated as ordinal in models; breference group; cempty cells due to small counts; significant interaction terms are bolded