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Table 3 Associations between physical work load and fear-avoidance beliefs on LBP. Cases with 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

0.012

1.92

1.15-3.22

0.00

2.88

1.75-4.72

0.00

3.47

2.05-5.87

 

Medium

0.01

1.93

1.17-3.16

0.004

2.07

1.27-3.40

0.00

2.80

1.67-4.72

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-work

0.131

1.21

0.95-1.54

0.023

1.13

1.04-1.65

0.00

1.53

1.21-1.93

Physical work load

High

0.008

1.87

1.18-2.97

0.00

2.45

1.60-3.87

0.00

3.37

2.11-5.36

 

Medium

0.03

1.98

1.27-3.10

0.003

1.93

1.25-3.00

0.00

2.77

1.75-4.41

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-ph.activity

0.322

1.10

0.91-1.40

0.405

1.08

0.90-1.31

0.012

1.28

1.06-1.56

Model B

          

Physical work load

High

0.045

1.76

1.01-3.07

0.00

2.93

1.70-5.06

0.00

3.08

1.74-5.45

 

Medium

0.013

1.97

1.15-3.37

0.001

2.44

1.42-4.19

0.00

3.05

1.74-5.35

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-work

0.104

1.24

0.96-1.61

0.038

1.31

1.02-1.69

0.00

1.59

1.23-2.04

Physical work load

High

0.072

1.59

0.96-2.62

0.00

2.41

1.48-3.95

0.00

2.90

1.74-4.83

 

Medium

0.011

1.86

1.15-3.00

0.002

2.01

1.30-3.39

0.00

2.80

1.71-4.61

 

Low

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

FAB-ph.activity

0.734

1.04

0.84-1.28

0.584

1.06

0.86-1.30

0.03

1.26

1.02-1.55

  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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