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Table 4 Logistic regression of selected variables with risk of workplace Injury and musculoskeletal symptoms

From: Epidemiology of work-related injuries, musculoskeletal disorders and dermatitis among hospital food service workers in a tertiary hospital in Asia

Variable

Workplace injury

Musculoskeletal symptoms

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Gender

 Male

(ref)

(ref)

 Female

1.63

0.60–4.40

0.34

1.49

0.57–3.89

0.41

Age (years)

 20–29

(ref)

(ref)

 30–39

0.74

0.19–2.91

0.66

0.85

0.21–3.43

0.82

 40–49

0.24

0.05–1.14

0.07

0.40

0.10–1.66

0.21

 50–59

0.54

0.13–2.35

0.41

0.37

0.09–1.55

0.17

 ≥ 60

0.76

0.18–3.17

0.71

0.50

0.12–2.04

0.33

BMI1

1.03

0.94–1.13

0.59

1.16

1.04–1.30

0.01

Job Process

 Admin and Management

(ref)

(ref)

 Cleaning Dishes and Equipment

2.39

0.33–17.32

0.39

1.48

0.30–7.36

0.63

 Transfer and Storage of Raw Food and Ingredients

2.22

0.22–22.83

0.75

0.88

0.11–7.06

0.90

 Cooking and Preparing Food

8.67

1.47–51.22

0.02

2.67

0.62–11.40

0.19

 Plating and Transportation of Cooked Food

2.01

0.28–14.61

0.49

0.80

0.15–4.37

0.80

  1. 1BMI was treated as a continuous variable