Table 7.
Risk factorsa | Minimal disability | Moderate/severe disability/crippled | Total | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | ||
Much physical effort | <0.001 | |||
No | 41.4 | 26.8 | 36.6 | |
Yes | 58.6 | 73.2 | 63.4 | |
Lift heavy loads | 0.030 | |||
No | 85.4 | 79.6 | 83.5 | |
Yes | 14.6 | 20.4 | 16.5 | |
Rapid physical activity | <0.001 | |||
No | 59.9 | 43.9 | 54.6 | |
Yes | 40.1 | 56.1 | 45.4 | |
Awkward body position | <0.001 | |||
No | 71.9 | 58.9 | 67.6 | |
Yes | 28.1 | 41.1 | 32.4 | |
Awkward arm position | <0.001 | |||
No | 71.2 | 58.3 | 66.9 | |
Yes | 28.8 | 41.7 | 33.1 |
aStatistical associations between independent variables and LBP disability were evaluated using chi-squared. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) are marked in bold.