Table 3

The risk of diagnosed tendonitis or diagnosed carpal tunnel among male and female workers in precarious employment who work in occupations with repetitive work

PE categoriesTendonitisCarpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cases of tendonitis, n (%)Model 1a, HR (95% CI)Model 2a, HR (95% CI)Cases carpal tunnel,
n (%)
Model 1b, HR (95% CI)Model 2b, HR (95% CI)
Men, n=344 056 Men, n=350 168
Precarious1479 (2)0.98 (0.93 to 1.05)0.97 (0.92 to 1.04)223 (0.3)1.21 (1.04 to 1.41)1.21 (1.04 to 1.41)
Substandard2151 (2)0.96 (0.91 to 1.01)0.95 (0.91 to 1.00)274 (0.3)0.87 (0.76 to 0.99)0.85 (0.74 to 0.97)
Standard employment4555 (2)11701 (0.4)11
Women, n=300 449 Women, n=307 834
Precarious2404 (3)0.97 (0.92 to 1.02)0.96 (0.91 to 1.01)390 (0.5)1.05 (0.92 to 1.19)1.02 (0.90 to 1.15)
Substandard3785 (4)0.95 (0.91 to 0.99)0.94 (0.90 to 0.99)691 (0.6)1.04 (0.94 to 1.15)1.01 (0.92 to 1.12)
Standard employment4509 (4)11781 (0.7)11
  • Model 1: adjusted for age.

  • Model 2: age, education, civil status, native/non-native-born, decision authority at work, baseline diagnosis of depression/anxiety.

  • PE, precarious employment.