Application of cold intolerance symptom severity questionnaire among vibration-exposed workers as a screening tool for the early detection of hand-arm vibration syndrome: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio of CISS score between non-exposed and exposed group

		CISS score	N	Before adjustment		After adjustment
		CISS score	N	OR^a	95% CI	aOR^b	95% CI
Vascular	CISS score grouped by 20	Under 20	23	1.00		1.00
		21–40	33	1.29	0.20–8.35	0.96	0.13–6.90
		41–60	27	9.33	1.88–46.35	6.54	1.15–37.24
		Over 61	27	46.00	8.41–251.66	24.34	3.84–154.20
	CISS score grouped by 30	Under 30	41	1.00		1.00
		31–60	42	13.54	2.90–63.28	10.47	2.08–52.70
		Over 61	27	82.42	15.38–441.54	47.38	8.07–278.19
Sensorineural	CISS score grouped by 20	Under 20	23	1.00		1.00
		21–40	33	2.25	0.60–8.40	2.00	0.33–12.16
		41–60	27	7.07	1.98–25.28	3.62	0.63–20.68
		Over 61	26	14.44	3.78–55.19	4.47	0.76–26.36
	CISS score grouped by 30	Under 30	41	1.00		1.00
		31–60	42	6.51	2.39–17.73	4.96	1.32–18.71
		Over 61	27	14.25	4.53–44.82	5.29	1.27–22.07

^aOdds ratio was calculated by logistic regression analysis
^bAdjusted odds ratio was calculated by multiple logistic regression analysis after adjusting age, total period of using vibration-inducing tools, current smoking status, and past medical history

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