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Table 4 Multi variable analysis of factors associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders among bank workers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 755)

From: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among bank workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No

Yes

Sex

 Female

51

332

3.02 [2.09–4.36]

2.98 [1.91–4.65]**

 Male

118

254

1.00

1.00

Age

 20–29

115

362

1.00

1.00

 30–39

49

186

1.21 [0.83–1.76]

1.09 [0.66–1.83]

 ≥ 40

5

38

2.414 [0.92–6.27]

3.05 [0.86–10.73]

Educational status

 Certificate

4

4

0.17 [0.04–0.74]

0.260 [0.03–1.821]

 Diploma

21

39

0.31 [0.14–0.65]

0.949 [0.30–2.98]

 Bachelor’s degree

127

442

0.58 [0.33–1.01]

0.666 [0.33–1.32]

 Master

17

101

1.00

1.00

Job catagory

 Accounting clerks

14

20

0.32 [0.14–0.73]

0.23 [0.06–0.79]

 Customer service

115

373

0.73 [0.44–1.20]

0.85 [0.46–1.57]

 Managers

17

91

1.20 [0.60–2.40]

1.56 [0.65–3.73]

 Others

23

102

1.00

1.00

Salary

 ≤ 5240

58

139

0.47 [0.28–0.79]

0.93 [0.46–1.90]

 5241–8500

48

164

0.67 [0.40–1.13]

0.92 [0.47–1.78]

 8501–11200

35

142

0.80 [0.46–1.39]

1.04 [0.54–2.01]

 > 11200

28

141

1.00

1.00

Smoking behavior

 No

166

563

1.00

1.00

 Yes

3

23

2.26 [0.67–7.62]

2.57 [0.47–14.08]

BMI

 Normal

117

404

1.00

1.00

 Underweight

20

83

1.27 [0.75–2.15]

1.01 [0.54–1.89]

 Overweight

30

73

0.70 [0.44–1.13]

0.82 [0.46–1.48]

 Obese

2

21

3.04 [0.70–13.15]

3.10 [0.60–15.87]

History of MSDs

 No

167

558

1.00

1.00

 Yes

2

28

4.19 [0.98–17.77]

3.46 [0.68–17.48]

Type of sitting position

 Back twisted

28

177

4.76 [2.96–7.65]

3.59 [2.13–6.08]**

 Back bent

37

271

5.52 [3.60–8.46]

4.06 [2.48–6.66] **

 Back straight

104

138

1.00

1.00

Utilization of computer

 No

15

25

1.00

1.00

 Yes

154

561

2.18 [1.12–4.24]

2.38 [0.94–5.99]

Work break in min

 No

148

570

5.05 [2.57–9.93]

3.33 [1.44–7.71]**

 Yes

21

16

1.00

1.00

Repetitive motion

 No

83

221

1.00

1.00

 Yes

86

365

1.59 [1.12–2.25]

1.15 [0.74–1.78]

Fixed position

 No

107

255

1.00

1.00

 Yes

62

331

2.24 [1.57–3.18]

1.78 [1.17–2.71]**

Boss relation

 Good

138

400

1.00

1.00

 Fair

21

144

2.36 [1.44–3.89]

1.97 [1.00–3.56]

 Poor

3

21

2.41 [0.71–8.22]

1.18 [0.31–4.45]

 None

7

21

1.03 [0.43–2.49]

1.90 [0.64–5.64]

Customer relation

 Good

159

498

1.00

1.00

 Poor

10

88

2.81 [1.42–5.53]

1.91 [0.86–4.25]

Type of chairs

 Fixed

11

85

2.44 [1.26–4.68]

2.6 [1.19–5.75]**

 Movable

158

501

1.00

1.00

Job satisfaction

 No

60

266

1.51 [1.06–2.15]

0.98 [0.62–1.53]

 Yes

109

320

1.00

1.00

Job stress

 No

30

42

1.00

1.00

 Yes

139

544

2.79 [1.69–4.63]

2.33 [1.19–4.54]*

  1. Others public relations, loan officers, supervisors; AOR adjusted odd ratio; CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant at p value < 0.05
  3. **Statistically significant at p value < 0.001