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Table 5 Agreement between the Individual and Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index: Cohen`s Kappa, Sensitivity and Specificity measures (survey data)

From: Constructing and validating an Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment

 

Men

Women

Exposures

Cut-off %

Kappa

Sensitivity (95 CI)

Specificity (95 CI)

Kappa

Sensitivity (95 CI)

Specificity (95 CI)

Heavy lifting (> 20 kg)

20

0.37

82 (81 – 83)

66 (65 – 66)

0.32

68 (66 – 69)

77 (76 – 78)

Hands above shoulder height

20

0.39

69 (67 – 70)

81 (81 – 82)

0.25

44 (42 – 46)

87 (86 – 87)

Heavy physical work

20

0.31

76 (74 – 77)

70 (69 – 71)

0.22

52 (50 – 54)

80 (79 – 80)

Neck flexion

20

0.18

43 (42 – 45)

79 (78 – 80)

0.16

51 (49 – 52)

70 (69 – 70)

Squatting/kneeling

20

0.43

75 (74 – 77)

80 (79 – 81)

0.32

77 (76 – 79)

71 (70 – 72)

Forward bending

20

0.24

45 (43 – 47)

87 (86 – 87)

0.22

48 (46 – 50)

83 (82 – 83)

Awkward lifting

20

0.29

63 (61 – 65)

79 (79 – 80)

0.27

77 (76 – 79)

70 (69 – 70)

Standing/walking

50

0.56

76 (74 – 77)

81 (80 – 82)

0.61

86 (85 – 87)

75 (74 – 76)