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Table 6 Simple and multiple logistic regression analysis to determine the independent predictors of shoulder, knee and ankle/foot symptoms in the previous 12 months

From: Factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms and heart rate variability among cleaners – cross-sectional study

Variables

Simple

OR (95% CI)

Multiple

OR (95% CI)

Shoulder

 Body mass index

1.11 (0.99 to 1.25)

1.16 (0.82 to 1.65)

 Influence at work

1.34 (0.90 to 1.98)

1.20 (0.56 to 2.58)

 New skill development

1.39 (0.86 to 2.25)

2.29 (0.84 to 6.19)

 Predictability

0.71 (0.49 to 1.03)

0.62 (0.40 to 0.96)

 Appreciation & recognition

0.75 (0.52 to 1.06)

0.89 (0.40 to 1.95)

 Management/worker trust

0.80 (0.57 to 1.13)

1.20 (0.60 to 2.36)

 Justice & respect

0.68 (0.45 to 1.02)

0.55 (0.23 to 1.34)

 Burnout

1.30 (0.88 to 1.93)

0.88 (0.49 to 1.59)

Knee

 Quantitative work demands

2.12 (1.06 to 4.24)

4.31 (0.03 to 6.33)

 Work pace

1.26 (0.89 to 1.77)

1.84 (0.50 to 6.72)

 Emotional work demands

0.69 (0.41 to 1.14)

0.23 (0.02 to 2.21)

 Influence at work

0.71 (0.45 to 1.13)

1.31 (0.50 to 3.43)

 Self-rated health

0.39 (0.15 to 0.99)

0.17 (0.03 to 0.88)

 Burnout

0.65 (0.41 to 1.04)

0.51 (0.27 to 0.98)

 Stress

0.74 (0.51 to 1.07)

1.32 (0.31 to 5.64)

Ankle/foot

 Body mass index

1.19 (1.03 to 1.36)

1.30 (1.02 to 1.60)

 Role clarity

1.43 (0.88 to 2.32)

1.78 (0.90 to 3.50)

 Work-family conflict

1.27 (0.88 to 1.84)

1.51 (0.87 to 2.61)

  1. Three individual risk factors and 19 occupational exposures (mechanical, psychosocial) were examined in unadjusted models. Only those models with an association of p < 0.20 in unadjusted models between symptoms and determinants were included in the table