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Table 3 Psychosocial factors and risk of neck and shoulder pain in unadjusted (univariate) logistic regression analysis

From: Neck and shoulder pain among elementary school students: prevalence and its risk factors

Neck pain

Shoulder pain

 

%

OR (95% CI)

P value

%

OR (95% CI)

P value

Strengths

 Prosocial behavior

  Normal

36.2

Referent

 

30.5

Referent

 

  Borderline

20.8

0.46 (0.17–1.25)

0.132

41.7

1.62 (0.71–3.72)

0.251

  Abnormal

42.9

1.32 (0.45–3.85)

0.609

28.6

0.91 (0.28–2.93)

0.875

Difficulties

 Emotional symptoms

  Normal

34.4

Referent

 

30.9

Referent

 

  Borderline

38.6

1.20 (0.68–2.10)

0.525

29.8

0.95 (0.52–1.72)

0.871

  Abnormal

40.5

1.30 (0.86–1.95)

0.206

31.4

1.02 (0.66–1.57)

0.909

 Conduct problems

  Normal

33.7

Referent

 

30.4

Referent

 

  Borderline

40.6

1.34 (0.86–2.11)

0.193

35.4

1.25 (0.79–1.99)

0.329

  Abnormal

40.5

1.34 (0.88–2.03)

0.167

29.3

0.95 (0.61–1.48)

0.826

 Hyperactivity

  Normal

35.2

Referent

 

30.6

Referent

 

  Borderline

37.1

1.08 (0.64–1.82)

0.747

34.3

1.18 (0.69–2.00)

0.531

  Abnormal

38

1.12 (0.72–1.75)

0.590

30.3

0.97 (0.61–1.55)

0.906

 Peer problems

  Normal

34.2

Referent

 

23.7

Referent

 

  Borderline

33.3

1.14 (0.77–1.69)

0.504

33.3

1.56 (1.02–2.40)

0.039*

  Abnormal

37.3

0.96 (0.59–1.55)

0.873

32.7

1.61 (0.96–2.68)

0.067

 Total difficulties

  Normal

31.7

Referent

 

30.8

Referent

 

  Borderline

24.6

1.28 (0.82–1.99)

0.274

32.3

1.07 (0.67–1.70)

0.758

  Abnormal

48.4

1.10 (0.71–1.71)

0.661

30.1

0.96 (0.61–1.54)

0.969

  1. *Statistically significant, −: Not available, CI Confidence interval, % Relative frequency, OR Odds Ratio