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Table 6 Associations between LBP and health behaviour variables in 14 to 16 year old Finnish adolescents

From: Low back and neck and shoulder pain in members and non-members of adolescents’ sports clubs: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

  

LBPa

Frequent LBPb

Variables

Category

Boys (n = 768)

Girls (n = 856)

Boys (n = 768)

Girls (n = 856)

  

ORc

95 % CI

ORc

95 % CI

ORc

95 % CI

ORc

95 % CI

Screen timed

 

1.07

(1.01–1.12)

1.06

(1.01–1.10)

1.04

(0.99–1.10)

1.03

(0.99–1.09)

Leisure time PAe

Approx. <30 min/week

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

 

Approx. 1–3 h/week

1.38

(0.58–3.29)

1.31

(0.74–2.31)

2.04

(0.40–10.27)

0.79

(0.35–1.79)

 

Approx.4-6 h/week or more

1.56

(0.63–3.82)

1.75

(0.95–3.23)

1.11

(0.20–6.10)

1.20

(0.50–2.85)

Sports club membership

No

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

Yes

2.35

(1.48–3.72)

0.97

(0.67–1.42)

2.73

(1.17–6.34)

0.99

(0.56–1.76)

Use of alcohol

<1x month

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

 

1 x month

1.15

(0.59–2.22)

1.40

(0.77–2.55)

1.39

(0.45–4.29)

1.63

(0.76–3.50)

 

≥2–3 x month

2.25

(1.04–4.90)

1.17

(0.61–2.25)

2.73

(0.87–8.60)

0.57

(0.19–1.75)

Smoking

No

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

1 (referent)

 

Yes

2.32

(1.29–4.19)

1.96

(1.26–3.04)

1.42

(0.53–3.78)

1.46

(0.78–2.76)

  1. Statistically significant results are indicated in bold
  2. aLBP more than once a month during the last 3 months
  3. bLBP at least once a week during the last 3 months
  4. cBinary logistic regression was used and all variables were included in the same model. Analyses were adjusted by age, BMI, chronic diseases, smoking, school attainment level
  5. dTV, computer, computer/console games, phone, tablet use, OR calculated per additional hour of screen time
  6. e Intensity: breathlessness and sweating