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Table 2 Refitted logistic regressions for stress, sleep deprivation, and exhaustion in 2018 (n = 4293) and 2020 (n = 3288)

From: Occupational stress among farm and ranch operators in the midwestern United States

Musculoskeletal discomfort by body region

2018

 

High stress level

Sleep deprivation

Exhaustion

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

Ankles/feet

1.73 (1.40, 2.12)

1.72 (1.40, 2.12)

2.00 (1.63, 2.45)

Knees

1.33 (1.12, 1.56)

1.20 (1.02, 1.42)

1.43 (1.22, 1.68)

Lower back

1.43 (1.22, 1.67)

1.32 (1.13, 1.55)

1.44 (1.23, 1.67)

Neck (cervical spine)

1.84 (1.48, 2.28)

1.67 (1.34, 2.07)

1.68 (1.36, 2.08)

Shoulders

1.49 (1.26, 1.76)

1.18 (0.99, 1.39)

1.49 (1.26, 1.75)

Wrists/hands

1.76 (1.42, 2.17)

1.98 (1.60, 2.45)

1.59 (1.28, 1.96)

Percent time spent working on farm

0.52 (0.49, 0.54)

0.49 (0.47, 0.52)

0.53 (0.51, 0.56)

Age

0.67 (0.62, 0.72)

0.68 (0.63, 0.73)

0.81 (0.75, 0.87)

Gross farm income

0.91 (0.84, 0.97)

0.87 (0.81, 0.94)

0.83 (0.77, 0.90)

Musculoskeletal discomfort by body region

2020

 

High stress level

Sleep deprivation

Exhaustion

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)

Ankles/feet

Not Selected

Not Selected

Not Selected

Knees

Not Selected

Not Selected

1.31 (1.08, 1.60)

Lower back

1.40 (1.18, 1.67)

Not Selected

1.39 (1.16, 1.65)

Neck (cervical spine)

1.30 (1.03, 1.63)

Not selected

1.27 (1.01, 1.59)

Shoulders

1.51 (1.23, 1.85)

2.16 (1.80, 2.60)

1.38 (1.12, 1.68)

Wrists/hands

1.63 (1.27, 2.09)

Not Selected

1.69 (1.33, 2.16)

Percent time spent working on farm

0.51 (0.49, 0.54)

0.51 (0.49, 0.54)

0.54 (0.51, 0.57)

Age

0.65 (0.59, 0.70)

0.70 (0.64, 0.77)

0.76 (0.70, 0.83)

Gross farm income

Not Selected

0.83 (0.77, 0.91)

Not Selected