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Table 1 Sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of the participants in total and stratified by back pain status (n = 395)

From: Prevalence and influencing factors of chronic back pain among staff at special schools with multiple and severely handicapped children in Germany: results of a cross-sectional study

  

Chronic back pain in the last 12 months

Sociodemographic factors

Total

Yes (=1)

No (=0)

aOR (95%-CI)a

Total

100.0

38.7

61.3

 

Age (in years)

Mean: 44.9 (SD: 9.9)

Mean: 46.3 (SD: 9.0)

Mean: 44.0 (SD: 10.4)

 

 ≥ 50

39.2

40.7

59.4

2.97 (1.23-7.19)

 40 - 49

28.6

48.7

51.3

4.14 (1.67-10.22)

 30 - 39

22.8

31.1

68.9

1.95 (0.76-4.97)

 < 30

9.4

18.9

81.1

(Reference)

Sex

    

 Female

86.8

38.8

61.2

1.07 (0.58-1.95)

 Male

13.2

38.5

61.5

(Reference)

Marital status b

    

 Unmarried

36.2

42.7

57.3

1.44 (0.93-2.22)

 Married

63.0

37.0

63.1

(Reference)

Highest level of education b

    

 Realschule/Mittlere Reife

29.4

47.4

52.6

1.59 (0.97-2.60)

 Fachhochschulreife/Fachoberschule

25.1

36.4

63.6

1.08 (0.65-1.81)

 Abitur

45.3

34.1

65.9

(Reference)

Profession

    

 Educational staff

68.9

43.8

56.3

1.90 (1.19-3.05)

 Teacher

31.1

27.6

72.4

(Reference)

 Health-related factors

    

Current smoker b

    

 Yes

20.8

52.4

47.6

2.24 (1.32-3.82)

 Not anymore

29.9

39.0

61.0

1.20 (0.74-1.96)

 Never smoked

49.1

32.5

67.5

(Reference)

Alcohol consumption b

    

 ≥ 4 times a week

8.6

58.8

41.2

2.29 (1.02-5.14)

 2-3 times a week

24.6

37.1

62.9

0.95 (0.53-1.70)

 2-4 times a month

37.5

36.5

63.5

1.00 (0.60-1.67)

 ≤ Once a month/Never

29.1

36.5

63.5

(Reference)

Body mass index (BMI) b

Mean: 24.6 (SD: 5.6)

Mean: 25.0 (SD: 7.3)

Mean: 24.3 (SD: 4.2)

 

 Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)

10.1

35.0

65.0

0.86 (0.43-1.75)

 Overweight (25 ≥ BMI < 30)

24.1

45.3

54.7

1.48 (0.91-2.40)

 Normal weight (BMI < 25)

65.6

36.7

63.3

(Reference)

Days of physical activity per week b

Mean: 3.0 (SD: 1.8)

Mean: 3.0 (SD: 1.9)

Mean: 2.9 (SD: 1.8)

 

 0-1 day

21.3

38.1

61.9

0.75 (0.33-1.70)

 2-3 days

42.3

35.9

64.1

0.68 (0.32-1.46)

 4-5 days

24.1

42.1

57.9

0.86 (0.38-1.95)

 6-7 days

8.6

44.1

55.9

(Reference)

Ever had a diagnosed depression/depressive mood b

    

 Yes

28.9

52.6

47.4

2.10 (1.34-3.30)

 No

67.3

33.5

66.5

(Reference)

  1. Percentages in the second column ("Total") are column percentages, in the third ("Yes") and fourth column ("No") row percentages.
  2. aaOR: Odds Ratios adjusted for age (continuous) and/or sex; 95%-CI: 95%-Confidence Interval.
  3. bMissing values for marital status n = 3 (0.8%), highest level of education n = 1 (0.3%), smoking status n = 1 (0.3%), alcohol consumption n = 1 (0.3%), BMI n = 1 (0.3%), days of physical activity per week n = 15 (3.8%), and ever had a diagnosed depression/depressive mood n = 15 (3.8%) are not displayed in the table.
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