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Table 5 Crude and adjusted ORs and 95% CIs for the associations between the main and supplementary independent variables and both, severity-graded low back pain and depressive symptoms.

From: Is a history of work-related low back injury associated with prevalent low back pain and depression in the general population?

Outcome

Work-related low back injury

Time off or light duties due to work-related low back injury

 

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

Severity-graded LBP

 

*

 

   No low back pain

1

1

1

1

   Low intensity/low disability

3.93 (2.75–5.60)

3.66 (2.48–5.42)

3.13 (2.05–4.80)

2.99 (1.88–4.77)

   High intensity/low disability

4.96 (3.13–7.85)

4.03 (2.41–6.76)

4.15 (2.46–7.03)

3.33 (1.85–5.98)

   High disability

7.42 (4.63–11.91)

6.76 (3.80–12.01)

9.05 (5.39–15.2)

9.03 (4.86–16.77)

Depressive symptoms

 

 

§

   CES-D score <16

1

1

1

1

   CES-D score ≥ 16

1.28 (0.95–1.73)

0.85 (0.55–1.30)

1.38 (1.00–1.92)

0.75 (0.45–1.25)

  1. * OR adjusted for age, gender, income, arthritis, and neck pain
  2. † OR adjusted for age, gender, income, arthritis, digestive problems, and headaches
  3. ‡ OR adjusted for age, gender, income, mental health problems, life satisfaction, and LBP
  4. § OR adjusted for age, gender, income, general health, breathing problems, digestive problems, headaches, mental health problems, life satisfaction, and severity-graded LBP