Table 5.

Adjusted* prevalence odds ratios for low back pain, 95% confidence intervals and p-values.

	n (%)	POR (95% CI)	p-value
Patient handling tasks
0–2 per day	282 (75.6%)	1.00	0.000
3–10 per day	67 (18.0%)	2.98 (1.60–5.54)
>10 per day	24 (6.4%)	5.38 (2.03–14.29)
Physical load index
Low (≤22.46 points)	282 (75.6%)	1.00	0.039
Middle (22.47–36.37 points)	67 (18.0%)	1.89 (1.04–3.44)
High (≥ 36.38 points)	24 (6.4%)	2.29 (0.93–5.66)

*) Gender, age, demands on hiding emotions, influence at work, possibility for development, and social support from leaders and colleagues.