Table 5 Demographic and lifestyle characteristics associated with musculoskeletal complaints i in 8,439 women and men from an adult general population in Northern Norway in a multivariate regression model
OR**(95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Total | Women | Men | |
Age (5-year age groups) | 1.04 (1.01-1.06) | 1.03 (1.00-1.06) | 1.04 (1.01-1.07) |
Gender (women vs men) | 1.66 (1.50-1.84) | ||
Self-perceived health status (poor vs good) | 3.73 (3.27-4.24) | 4.72 (3.82-5.83) | 3.17 (2.68-3.74) |
Smoking | |||
Never smoker (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current smoker | 1.41 (1.22-1.62) | 1.60 (1.30-1.96) | 1.25 (1.02-1.52) |
Former smoker | 1.21 (1.09-1.35) | 1.26 (1.08-1.48) | 1.19 (1.02-1.38) |
Education level | |||
Secondary school | 1.78 (1.53-2.08) | 1.80 (1.43-2.27) | 1.76 (1.42-2.18) |
Technical school | 1.59 (1.39-1.83) | 1.51 (1.23-1.85) | 1.65 (1.36-2.00) |
High school | 1.25 (1.03-1.51) | 1.22 (0.93-1.61) | 1.27 (0.97-1.66) |
University <4 years | 1.19 (1.04-1.37) | 1.18 (0.96-1.45) | 1.21 (1.00-1.47) |
University >4 years (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
BMI | |||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 0.64 (0.34-1.21) | 0.61 (0.30-1.27) | 0.75 (0.19-2.89) |
18.5-24.9 kg/m2 (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25-29.9 kg/m2 | 1.28 (1.14-1.43) | 1.51 (1.29-1.77) | 1.06 (0.91-1.24) |
>30 kg/m2 | 1.42 (1.23-1.65) | 1.76 (1.42-2.19) | 1.14 (0.93-1.39) |
Level of physical activity | |||
Low (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Moderate | 1.17 (1.02-1.33) | 1.37 (1.12-1.67) | 1.02 (0.85-1.22) |
High | 1.08 (0.92-1.27) | 1.23 (0.94-1.59) | 0.97 (0.79-1.19) |
Very high | 0.87 (0.61-1.23) | 0.77 (0.40-1.48) | 0.83 (0.55-1.26) |