Table 4.

Predictors of presence of persistent disabling low back pain. Demographic, premorbid, and episode specific factors included in stepwise logistic regression model

Predictive factor	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Men	1
Women	2.26 (1.0 to 5.1)
First episode of low back pain:
Yes	1
No	2.76 (0.8 to 9.9)
Satisfied with employment situation:
Yes	1
No	2.62 (1.2 to 5.8)
Radiating leg pain:
No	1
Yes	1.89 (0.8 to 4.4)
Widespread pain:
No	1
Yes	3.44 (1.3 to 9.3)
Spinal restrictions:
None or 1	1
2–5	3.08 (1.3 to 7.3)