Associations of physical and psychosocial work-related factors with disability retirement due to shoulder lesion among men and women in selected industrial sectors
| Manufacturing | Transportation and storage | Health and social work | ||||
| HR* | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% Cl | |
| Men | ||||||
| Physical work load factors | ||||||
| Physically heavy work | 2.06 | 1.55 to 2.74 | 0.71 | 0.31 to 1.61 | ||
| Heavy lifting | 0.96 | 0.72 to 1.28 | 2.91 | 1.09 to 7.75 | ||
| Working in a forward bent posture | 1.07 | 0.82 to 1.41 | 0.97 | 0.48 to 1.96 | ||
| Working with hands above shoulder level | 1.08 | 0.82 to 1.43 | 3.25 | 1.44 to 7.34 | ||
| Work demanding high handgrip forces | 0.99 | 0.72 to 1.34 | 0.60 | 0.31 to 1.16 | ||
| Psychosocial work-related factors | ||||||
| High job demands | 1.26 | 1.03 to 1.55 | 1.07 | 0.76 to 1.51 | ||
| Low job control | 2.75 | 1.91 to 3.97 | 1.19 | 0.56 to 2.54 | ||
| Monotonous work | 1.22 | 0.99 to 1.49 | 1.36 | 0.82 to 2.27 | ||
| Women | ||||||
| Physical work load factors | ||||||
| Physically heavy work | 1.60 | 1.06 to 2.41 | 1.42 | 1.09 to 1.85 | ||
| Heavy lifting | 1.31 | 0.78 to 2.19 | 0.71 | 0.50 to 1.03 | ||
| Working in a forward bent posture | 1.38 | 0.94 to 2.02 | 0.94 | 0.73 to 1.22 | ||
| Working with hands above shoulder level | 1.00 | 0.54 to 1.85 | 1.19 | 0.67 to 2.11 | ||
| Work demanding high handgrip forces | 1.02 | 0.65 to 1.60 | 1.25 | 0.68 to 2.30 | ||
| Psychosocial work-related factors | ||||||
| High job demands | 1.09 | 0.80 to 1.49 | 0.67 | 0.47 to 0.96 | ||
| Low job control | 1.29 | 0.72 to 2.29 | 0.89 | 0.70 to 1.14 | ||
| Monotonous work | 1.52 | 1.06 to 2.17 | 1.66 | 1.13 to 2.44 | ||
HRs19 and their 95% CIs.
Bold values are statistically significant.
*HRs are adjusted for age, education and each work-related factor within the group (either physical or psychosocial). The reference category for each work-related factor consists of the non-exposed.
†Including self-employed.