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Table 4 Final model for associations between social background variables and LBP during military service (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals). Statistically significant findings are indicated with bold typing.

From: Low back pain in military recruits in relation to social background and previous low back pain. A cross-sectional and prospective observational survey

N = 982

LBP n = 345

Leg pain n = 66

Exemption n = 65

IQ-score low

1.00

1.00

1.00

IQ-score medium

1.02 (0.68–1.52)

0.72 (0.37–1.42)

0.56 (0.27–1.17)

IQ-score high

0.99 (0.64–1.53)

0.33 (0.13–0.88)*

0.26 (0.09–0.79)*

Parents grade school

1.00

1.00

1.00

Parents high school

1.58 (1.06–2.34)*

1.25 (0.62–2.54)

1.17 (0.54–2.55)

Parents >12 years education

1.81 (1.20–2.72)**

1.19 (0.56–2.49)

1.22 (0.54–2.76)

Sedentary occupation

0.84 (0.59–1.20)

0.69 (0.36–1.33)

-

Years of school

-

-

0.89 (0.71–1.10)

  1. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01