Table 2 Low back pain dynamics in the Thai Cohort Study (2009–2013) by functional limitations
Functional limitations | 2013% | Longitudinal 2009–2013 low back pain dynamics by functional limitations, % (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never ‘No’ 2009 & ‘No’ 2013 | Reverting ‘Yes’ 2009 & ‘No’ 2013 | Incident ‘No’ 2009 & Yes 2013 | Chronic ‘Yes’ 2009 & ‘Yes’ 2013 | ||
Climbing stairs | |||||
Never | 84.5 | 89.9 (13225) | 87.1 (6985) | 81.9 (4246) | 77.8 (9256) |
A little | 13.2 | 8.4 (1240) | 11.0 (886) | 15.6 (813) | 18.9 (2257) |
A lot | 2.2 | 1.6 (236) | 1.7 (140) | 2.4 (126) | 3.2 (383) |
Walking 100 metres | |||||
Never | 81.3 | 87.6 (12855) | 84.6 (6764) | 78.1 (4050) | 73.0 (8679) |
A little | 15.7 | 10.3 (1515) | 13.0 (1041) | 18.2 (946) | 22.7 (2702) |
A lot | 3.1 | 2.1 (304) | 2.3 (187) | 3.5 (186) | 4.1 (497) |
Bending/stooping | |||||
Never | 56.7 | 71.5 (10519) | 64.3 (5153) | 45.9 (2397) | 37.8 (4524) |
A little | 37.4 | 27.2 (4708) | 31.6 (2537) | 46.7 (2438) | 51.7 (6192) |
A lot | 5.9 | 2.8 (410) | 3.9 (318) | 7.2 (378) | 10.3 (1239) |
Dressing self | |||||
Never | 82.8 | 88.4 (12978) | 85.5 (6829) | 79.1 (4105) | 75.7 (8977) |
A little | 14.2 | 9.3 (1374) | 11.7 (941) | 17.3 (901) | 20.4 (2428) |
A lot | 2.9 | 2.2 (327) | 2.7 (216) | 3.4 (178) | 3.8 (451) |