Table 3 Relationship between strength categories and return to work
From: Does category of strength predict return-to-work after occupational injury?
Variables | Â | Preintervention | Postintervention | pre-and-post difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | ||
Carrying | Bilateral carrying | 1.12 (1.01–1.24)* | 1.07 (0.98–1.17 | 0.95 (0.87–1.05) |
Lifting | Floor to knuckle lifting | 1.14 (0.98–1.34) | 0.94 (0.78–1.13) | 0.88 (0.75–1.04) |
Knuckle to shoulder lifting | 1.17 (0.77–1.76) | 1.20 (0.83–1.73) | 1.05 (0.67–1.65) | |
Shoulder to overhead lifting | 0.77 (0.48–1.23) | 0.91 (0.66–1.25) | 1.25 (0.78–2.01) | |
Power grip | Power grip-left | 1.01 (0.96–1.07) | 1.05 (0.97–1.14) | 1.08 (0.94–1.24) |
Power grip-right | 1.01 (0.97–1.05) | 0.99 (0.93–1.05) | 1.03 (0.90–1.18) | |
Lateral pinch | Lateral pinch-left | 0.97 (0.75–1.26) | 0.95 (0.66–1.36) | 1.03 (0.67–1.58) |
Lateral pinch-right | 1.08 (0.85–1.37) | 1.11 (0.82–1.48) | 0.97 (0.60–1.57) |