Table 4 Stress and Sleep time associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among office workers
Stress and sleep | Have MSDs (n = 207) | Not have MSDs (n = 338) | Unadjusted | Adjusted by age, sex, BMI, and comorbidity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
Stress level (n = 540) | ||||||||||
 Normal stress (< 24) | 29 | 14.0 | 75 | 22.5 | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
 Moderate stress (25–42) | 112 | 54.1 | 193 | 58.0 | 1.50 | 0.92, 2.44 | 0.103 | 1.44 | 0.88, 2.37 | 0.152 |
 High to severe stress (≥ 43) | 66 | 32.0 | 65 | 19.5 | 2.63 | 1.52, 4.55 |  < 0.001** | 2.41 | 1.36, 4.27 | 0.002* |
Sleep time a day (n = 545) | ||||||||||
 ≥ 6 h/day | 119 | 57.5 | 235 | 69.3 | 1.00 | - | - | 1.00 | - | - |
  < 6 h/day | 88 | 42.5 | 103 | 30.7 | 1.67 | 1.16, 2.38 | 0.006* | 1.60 | 1.11, 2.32 | 0.012* |