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Table 2 Characteristics of men with low and high physical fitness (cut-off at median=32) among men without history of low back pain/injury

From: Physical fitness as a predictor of herniated lumbar disc disease – a 33-year follow-up in the Copenhagen male study

 

Level of physical fitness

 

Up to median

Above median

pa

 

VO2MAX range: 15-32

VO2MAX range: 33-78

 
 

n=2055

n=1778

 

Physical fitness

   

 VO2MAX (mlO2/kg/min)

27.5 (3.5)

38.8 (5.4)

-

Strenuous work, %

   

 Seldom/never

62.4

61.3

 

 Occasionally

31.0

32.2

0.72

 Often

6.6

6.5

 

Height, %

   

 - 171 cm

33.5

33.6

 

 172-177 cm

35.8

35.0

0.83

 178 + cm

30.7

31.4

 

Height, mean (SD)

174.3 (6.5)

174.3 (6.5)

0.87

Weight, %

   

 - 72 kg

30.3

49.5

 

 73-80 kg

30.7

30.7

<0.001

 81 + kg

39.0

19.9

 

Weight, mean (SD)

79.2 (10.4)

74.1 (9.1)

<0.001

Age, years

49.8 (5.4)

47.4 (5.1)

<0.001

  1. Included in the table are only factors significantly associated with HLDD risk in Table 1. Values presented are mean (SD) or frequency in per cent. Significant associations (p < 0.05) are highlighted (bold). a: p-values of unpaired t test or Chi-square test (likelihood ratio) where appropriate.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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