Low back pain status in elite and semi-elite Australian football codes: a cross-sectional survey of football (soccer), Australian rules, rugby league, rugby union and non-athletic controls

Table 2 Self reported present LBP intensity by category (none, mild, discomforting) by group (n = 779)

Level	Overall pain^a	Odds ratio	95% CI
Elite (n = 271)	None (n = 60, 22.1%)	0.54	0.38–0.75
	Mild (n = 97, 35.8%)	0.99	0.73–1.35
	Discomforting + (n = 114, 42.1%)	1.75	1.29–2.38
Semi-elite (n = 360)	None (n = 120, 33.3%)	1.31	0.96–1.77
	Mild (n = 133, 36.9%)	1.08	0.81–1.45
	Discomforting + (n = 107, 29.7%)	0.71	0.53–0.96
Non-athletic (n = 148)	None (n = 56, 37.8%)	1.53	1.05–2.22
	Mild (n = 50, 33.8%)	0.89	0.61–1.30
	Discomforting + (n = 42, 28.4%)	0.74	0.50–1.09

^a Question from MPQ-SF
Breakdown of discomforting, distressing and excruciating pain for the groups were elite (n = 88, 24, 2), semi-elite (n = 93, 8, 6) and non-athletic (n = 39, 2, 1) respectively. These levels of pain have been combined and are described as "discomforting +"

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