Table 2 Incidence, location, intensity and circumstances of BP in the group of students depending on the active or inactive character of studies (n = 927)
Students T (PIS/PES) | Students PIS | PE students | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TPES (UT/T) | UT | T | ||||||||||
(n = 927) | (n = 520) | (n = 407) | (n = 215) | (n = 192) | ||||||||
n | % | n | % | p value | n | % | N | % | p value | n | % | |
BP incidence | ||||||||||||
Rare BP (1-2/year) | 495 | 53.4 | 285 | 54.8 | <0.05 | 210 | 51.6 | 120 | 55.8 | (NS) | 90 | 46.9 |
BP several times per year (3-6/year) | 306 | 33.0 | 180 | 34.6 | 126 | 31.0 | 59 | 27.4 | 67 | 34.9 | ||
Frequent or constant BP (more than 1-2 months) | 126 | 13.6 | 55 | 10.6 | 71 | 17.4 | 36 | 16.7 | 35 | 18.2 | ||
BP location (segment) a | ||||||||||||
Cervical | 176 | 19.0 | 128 | 24.6 | <0.05 | 48 | 11.8 | 30 | 14.4 | (NS) | 18 | 9.4 |
Thoracic | 167 | 18.0 | 100 | 19.2 | (NS) | 67 | 16.5 | 39 | 18.7 | (NS) | 28 | 14.6 |
Lumbar | 810 | 87.4 | 473 | 91.0 | <0.05 | 337 | 82.8 | 176 | 84.2 | (NS) | 161 | 83.9 |
BP intensity | ||||||||||||
Mild | 337 | 36.4 | 198 | 38.1 | <0.05 | 139 | 34.2 | 86 | 41.1 | <0.05 | 53 | 27.6 |
Moderate | 392 | 42.3 | 230 | 44.2 | 162 | 39.8 | 82 | 39.2 | 80 | 41.7 | ||
Severe | 198 | 21.4 | 92 | 17.7 | 106 | 26.0 | 47 | 19.6 | 59 | 30.7 | ||
Circumstances in which BP occurs or increases a | ||||||||||||
Sitting | 457 | 49.3 | 308 | 59.2 | <0.05 | 149 | 36.6 | 87 | 41.6 | (NS) | 62 | 32.3 |
Standing | 335 | 36.1 | 203 | 39.0 | <0.05 | 132 | 32.4 | 74 | 35.4 | (NS) | 58 | 30.2 |
Lying | 150 | 16.2 | 94 | 18.1 | (NS) | 56 | 13.8 | 31 | 14.8 | (NS) | 25 | 13.0 |
Lifting heavy objects | 246 | 26.5 | 143 | 27.5 | (NS) | 103 | 25.3 | 57 | 27.3 | (NS) | 46 | 24.0 |
Performing everyday activities (cleaning, cooking, getting dressed) | 222 | 23.9 | 143 | 27.5 | <0.05 | 79 | 19.4 | 42 | 20.1 | (NS) | 37 | 19.3 |
Physical effort | 229 | 24.7 | 112 | 21.5 | <0.05 | 117 | 28.7 | 56 | 26.8 | (NS) | 61 | 31.8 |
Don’t remember | 81 | 8.7 | 38 | 7.3 | – | 43 | 10.6 | 25 | 12.0 | – | 18 | 9.4 |
Other | 51 | 5.5 | 34 | 6.5 | – | 17 | 4.2 | 8 | 3.8 | – | 9 | 4.7 |