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Table 1 Clinical variables for administrative VDT users according to the most probable medical disorders

From: A comparative analysis of health surveillance strategies for administrative video display terminal employees

Clinical variables

No disorder (n = 1942

Disorder

Musculoskeletal (n = 149)

Ophthalmological (n = 75)

Nervous (n = 56)

Cardiovascular (n = 50)

Sex

64.43%—men

67.11%—men

62.86%—men

55.36%—men

81.40%—men

35.57%—women

32.89%—women

37.14%—women

44.64%—women

18.60%—women

17.24 (< 0.001)

2.91 (0.004)

1.28 (0.2)

0.04 (0.97)

3.7 (< 0.001)

Agea

43.60% < 39 years

28.19% < 39 years

33.29% < 39 years

34.29% < 39 years

32.14% < 39 years

56.40% ≥ 39 years

71.81% ≥ 39 years

66.71% ≥ 39 years

65.53% ≥ 39 years

67.86% ≥ 39 years

25.66 (< 0.001)

6.96 (< 0.001)

3.96 (< 0.001)

3.25 (0.001)

3.38 (< 0.001)

BMI

50.72% < normal

44.97% < normal

54.29% < normal

46.43% < normal

37.21% < normal

49.28% ≥ overweight

55.03% ≥ overweight

45.71% ≥ overweight

53.57% ≥ overweight

62.79% ≥ overweight

9.62 (< 0.001)

2.71 (0.007)

0.24 (0.81)

1.4 (0.16)

2.65 (0.008)

Sleep quality

83.27%—good

79.19%—good

77.14%—good

67.64%—good

83.72%—good

16.73%—variable

20.81%—variable

22.86%—variable

32.36%—variable

16.28%—variable

53.64 (< 0.001)

5.97 (< 0.001)

3.81 (< 0.001)

1.83 (0.07)

4.04 (< 0.001)

Activity level

68.42%—yes

39.64%—yes

71.43%—yes

52.38%—yes

36.59%—yes

34.58%—no

60.36%—no

28.57%—no

47.62%—no

63.41%—no

24.68 (< 0.001)

4.06 (< 0.001)

2.79 (0.005)

0.5 (0.62)

2.74 (0.006)

Smokerb

16.68—yes

15.44—yes

20.02—yes

21.43—yes

23.26—yes

83.32—no

84.56—no

79.98—no

78.57—no

76.74—no

75.28 (< 0.001)

10.19 (< 0.001)

6.31 (< 0.001)

5.21 (< 0.001)

4.66 (< 0.001)

Alcohol userc

67.76—yes

63.09—yes

68.57—yes

69.64—yes

69.81—yes

32.24—no

36.91—no

31.43—no

30.36—no

30.19—no

23.39 (< 0.001)

1.89 (0.06)

2.29 (0.02)

2.13 (0.033)

2.04 (0.04)

  1. aThe age cutoff used was the mean (39 years)
  2. bBoth frequent and sporadic smokers
  3. cBoth habitual and sporadic/weekend consumers of alcohol