Table 3 Associations between abnormal waist circumference and work-related injury of subgroups
Variables |  | OR* (95% CI)†|
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 1.42 (1.02 ~ 1.98) |
|  | Female | 1.16 (0.68 ~ 1.97) |
Age | 20 ~ 40 yr | 1.52 (0.90 ~ 2.57) |
|  | 41 ~ 65 yr | 1.26 (0.91 ~ 1.74) |
Types of occupation | Manager, professional, and administrator | 2.41 (1.10 ~ 5.28) |
|  | Clerk | 0.95 (0.29 ~ 3.10) |
|  | Service and sales worker | 1.15 (0.32 ~ 2.09) |
|  | Skilled agricultural, forestry, | 1.31 (0.67 ~ 2.55) |
| Â | and fishery worker | |
|  | Craft, equipment, machine operating, and assembling worker | 1.57 (0.99 ~ 2.43) |
|  | Elementary worker | 0.72 (0.31 ~ 1.67) |
Sites of injury | Face | 0.49 (0.11 ~ 2.27) |
|  | Head | 1.29 (0.31 ~ 5.33) |
|  | Neck | 1.39 (0.64 ~ 3.00) |
|  | Back and waist | 2.92 (1.49 ~ 5.73) |
|  | Chest | 1.79 (0.49 ~ 6.63) |
|  | Abdomen | 0.61 (0.61 ~ 6.08) |
|  | Upper extremity | 1.62 (0.96 ~ 2.73) |
|  | Lower extremity | 1.02 (0.52 ~ 2.00) |
|  | Etc. | 0.37 (0.05 ~ 3.10) |
Mechanisms of injury | Transport accident | 1.60 (1.13 ~ 2.28) |
|  | Fall down, slip down, and collision | 1.41 (0.97 ~ 2.05) |
|  | Etc. | 1.19 (0.70 ~ 2.02) |