Table 4.
Risk factorsa | % with LBP | P value |
---|---|---|
Much physical effort | 0.012 | |
No | 51.3 | |
Yes | 58.5 | |
Lift heavy loads | 0.832 | |
No | 55.4 | |
Yes | 57.3 | |
Rapid physical activity | <0.001 | |
No | 51.2 | |
Yes | 62.2 | |
Awkward body position | <0.001 | |
No | 52.2 | |
Yes | 64.6 | |
Awkward arm position | <0.001 | |
No | 51.4 | |
Yes | 66.9 | |
Decision latitude | 0.275 | |
No | 59.7 | |
Yes | 54.7 | |
Psychosocial job demands | 0.015 | |
Low | 48.9 | |
High | 57.4 | |
Job insecurity | 0.388 | |
Low | 54.9 | |
High | 58.3 | |
Co-worker support | 0.105 | |
Low | 60.9 | |
High | 54.7 | |
Supervisor support | 0.394 | |
Low | 58.1 | |
High | 54.6 | |
Social support | 0.897 | |
Low | 56.9 | |
High | 55.5 | |
Job dissatisfaction | 0.017 | |
Low | 51.7 | |
High | 58.6 |
aStatistical associations between independent variables and LBP were evaluated using chi-squared. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) are marked in bold.