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Table 2 Associations between physical work load and fear-avoidance beliefs on LBP. Cases without previous LBP

From: The predictive effect of fear-avoidance beliefs on low back pain among newly qualified health care workers with and without previous low back pain: a prospective cohort study

  

1-7 days of LBP

8-30 days of LBP

> 30 days of LBP

Model A

 

P-value

OR

CI 95%

P-value

OR

CI 95%

P-value

OR

CI 95%

Physical work load

High

0.091

1.90

0.90-3.98

0.184

1.65

0.79-3.47

0.149

1.96

0.79-4.86

 

Medium

0.579

1.23

0.59-2.60

0.531

1.26

0.61-2.61

0.183

0.46

0.15-1.43

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-work

0.586

1.11

0.76-1.63

0.443

1.16

0.80-1.68

0.00

2.08

1.42-3.04

Physical work load

High

0.563

1.19

0.06-2.14

0.009

2.45

1.25-4.79

0.062

2.15

0.96-4.80

 

Medium

0.922

1.03

0.58-1.84

0.058

1.91

0.98-3.76

0.828

0.90

0.35-2.30

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-ph.activity

0.827

1.03

0.81-1.31

0.902

1.02

0.78-1.33

0.008

1.54

1.19-2.13

Model B

          

Physical work load

High

0.261

1.61

0.70-3.67

0.483

1.33

0.60-2.98

0.255

1.82

0.64-5.10

 

Medium

0.955

1.02

0.45-2.35

0.781

0.89

0.40-1.99

0.107

0.32

0.08-1.28

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-work

0.711

1.08

0.71-1.65

0.66

1.10

0.72-1.68

0.00

2.26

1.45-3.51

Physical work load

High

0.737

1.12

0.59-2.12

0.098

1.85

0.89-3.82

0.165

1.88

0.77-4.57

 

Medium

0.611

0.85

0.45-1.61

0.47

1.31

0.63-2.74

0.572

0.75

0.27-2.07

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-ph.activity

0.565

1.08

0.83-1.42

0.724

1.06

0.78-1.42

0.005

1.66

1.17-2.36

  1. Model A: No adjustments
  2. Model B: Adjusted for age, smoking, leisure time physical activity, body mass index, emotional job demands and influence at work
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