Table 4 Crude prevalence odds ratios (POR) for low back pain, 95% confidence intervals and overall p-values.
POR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|
Patient handling tasks | ||
0–2 per day | 1.00 | 0.000 |
3–10 per day | 2.29 (1.33–3.94) | |
>10 per day | 6.07 (2.43–15.20) | |
Physical load index | ||
Low (≤ 22.46 points) | 1.00 | 0.011 |
Middle (22.47–36.37 points) | 2.10 (1.22–3.61) | |
High (≥ 38.38 points) | 2.29 (0.99–5.31) | |
Gender | ||
Men | 1.00 | 0.024 |
Women | 1.94 (1.09–3.47) | |
Age | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 0.039 |
Leisure time physical activity | ||
>4 hours per week | 1.00 | 0.063 |
<4 hours per week | 1.51 (0.98–2.35) | |
Smoking status | ||
Non-smoker | 1.00 | 0.533 |
Former smoker | 1.26 (0.73–2.16) | |
Present smoker | 0.96 (0.56–1.64) | |
Emotional demands* | 1.12 (0.99–1.27) | 0.071 |
Hiding emotions* | 1.15 (1.02–1.30) | 0.024 |
Influence at work* | 0.87 (0.78–0.97) | 0.015 |
Possibility for development* | 0.85 (0.72–0.99) | 0.042 |
Social support* | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) | 0.026 |