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Table 4 Risk factors for no-symptoms, and five leading five symptoms in a univariate model

From: The prevalence of medical symptoms in military aircrew

Symptom

Aircraft type

Age

Type of service

Weekly flying hours

Jet fighter

Helicopter

Transport

Per year

Reserve

Career

Low

Medium

High

No symptom

 Odds ratio

1.23

1.04

1

1.01

1

0.73

1

0.60

1.16

 95% CI

0.69–2.19

0.54–2.01

 

0.99–1.03

 

0.46–1.17

 

0.33–1.07

0.66–2.02

 P

0.48

0.9

0.287

0.195

0.083

0.607

Spinal pain

 Odds ratio

1.05

1.05

1

1.01

1

0.73

1

0.96

1.04

 95% CI

0.55–1.99

0.51–2.18

 

0.99–1.04

 

0.44–1.24

 

0.51–1.79

0.56–1.95

 P

0.893

0.892

0.255

0.247

0.894

0.893

Respiratory

 Odds ratio

0.91

0.74

1

0.98

1

1.67

1

1.80

1.14

 95% CI

0.47–1.74

0.35–1.59

 

0.96–1.01

 

0.96–2.93

 

0.96–3.36

0.58–2.26

 P

0.768

0.441

0.214

0.071

0.065

0.707

Fatigue

 Odds ratio

1.30

1.10

1

0.93

1

4.31

1

1.15

0.72

 95% CI

0.65–2.59

0.50–2.43

 

0.90–0.96

 

2.18–8.51

 

0.61–2.16

0.36–1.47

 P

0.462

0.809

<0.001

<0.001

0.670

0.368

Headache

 Odds ratio

0.88

1.39

1

0.98

1

1.07

1

1.53

0.69

 95% CI

0.36–2.19

0.54–3.62

 

0.94–1.01

 

0.52–2.18

 

0.70–3.33

0.26–1.82

 P

0.788

0.497

0.173

0.855

0.285

0.448

Weakness

 Odds ratio

0.62

0.88

1

0.89

1

16.93

1

1.71

1.28

 95% CI

0.21–1.85

0.27–2.86

 

0.83–0.95

 

2.24–128.23

 

0.60–4.91

0.40–4.04

 P

0.387

0.834

0.001

0.006

0.315

0.678