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Table 3 Predictors of hospitalisation due to HLDD including all factors from Table 2including physical fitness

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

Covariate

HR (95% CI)

Strenuous work (work resulting in sweating)

 

 Seldom/never (n = 2,328)

1 (reference)

 Occasionally (n= 1,186)

2.37 (1.36-4.13)

 Often (n= 247)

3.91 (1.82-8.38)

Height, cm

 

 - 171 (n = 1,283)

1 (reference)

 172-177 (n = 1,355)

2.18 (1.10-4.32)

 178 + (n = 1,186)

1.88 (0.92-3.86)

Not in the final model, p > 0.10:

 

Physical fitness (VO2Max)a

 

 Low, - 32 (n= 2055)

1 (reference)

 High, 33 + (n= 1778)

0.88 (0.51-1.50)

Weight, kga

 

 - 72 (n = 1,282)

1 (reference)

 73-80 (n = 1,278)

1.40 (0.69-2.86)

 81 + (n = 1,271)

1.81 (0.89-3.66)

  1. Cox proportional hazards regression using backward elimination. Variables are ranked after statistical strength of association with the outcome following adjustment. Significant associations (p < 0.05) are highlighted (bold). a: association with herniated lumbar disc disease at time of withdrawal from the model.HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.