Table 3

Average exposure effect (AEE) and average exposure effect in those exposed (AEEE) to the occupation of waste picking on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and for MSDs preventing normal work in the past 12 months

Body regionMSDsNormal work prevented due to MSDs
AEEAEEEAEEAEEE
Coef.95% CICoef.95% CICoef.95% CICoef.95% CI
Any†0.34***0.25 to 0.430.32***0.2 to 0.440.29***0.19 to 0.390.27***0.16 to 0.37
Neck0.06***0.02 to 0.10.08***0.03 to 0.120.06***0.02 to 0.10.07***0.03 to 0.11
Hand0.12***0.05 to 0.190.13***0.07 to 0.180.04*–0.01 to 0.10.04*0.00 to 0.08
Shoulder0.28***0.19 to 0.370.27***0.19 to 0.340.18***0.1 to 0.260.19***0.12 to 0.25
Upper back0.22***0.11 to 0.320.24***0.14 to 0.340.12***0.04 to 0.210.15***0.06 to 0.23
Lower back0.24***0.14 to 0.350.19***0.06 to 0.320.21***0.11 to 0.320.18***0.08 to 0.28
Knee0.21***0.1 to 0.320.18***0.07 to 0.290.18***0.09 to 0.290.13***0.04 to 0.22
Ankle0.16***0.08 to 0.250.14***0.07 to 0.20.10***0.03 to 0.160.08***0.02 to 0.13
  • *p<0.1, ***p<0.01. †Either the neck, hand, shoulder, upper back, lower back, knee or ankle.