Table 5.
Associations between LBP and health variables in 14 to 16 year old Finnish adolescents
| LBPa | Frequent LBPb | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Category | Boys (n = 768) | Girls (n = 856) | Boys (n = 768) | Girls (n = 856) | ||||
| ORc | 95 % CI | ORc | 95 % CI | ORc | 95 % CI | ORc | 95 % CI | ||
| Chronic diseasesd | No | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | ||||
| Yes | 0.71 | (0.44–1.13) | 1.36 | (0.95–1.96) | 0.72 | (0.34–1.55) | 1.38 | (0.84–2.25) | |
| BMI | 1.04 | (0.97–1.11) | 0.96 | (0.91–1.02) | 1.14 | (0.44–2.99) | 1.01 | (0.94–1.09) | |
| Neck pain | No | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | ||||
| Yese | 1.83 | (1.13–2.96) | 2.13 | (1.47–3.09) | 1.65 | (0.72–3.77) | 1.74 | (0.91–3.33) | |
| Thoracic spine pain | No | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | ||||
| Yese | 9.39 | (5.39–16.34) | 6.31 | (4.15–9.59) | 2.88 | (1.22–6.82) | 4.49 | (2.61–7.74) | |
| Upper limb pain | No | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | ||||
| Yese | 1.87 | (1.02–3.44) | 1.41 | (0.90–2.12) | 0.77 | (0.26–2.27) | 1.95 | (1.12–3.40) | |
| Lower limb pain | No | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | ||||
| Yese | 1.74 | (1.02–2.96) | 1.53 | (1.03–2.27) | 1.52 | (0.61–3.76) | 1.42 | (0.82–2.46) | |
Statistically significant results are indicated in bold
aLBP more than once a month during the last 3 months
bLBP at least once a week during the last 3 months
cBinary logistic regression was used and all variables were included in the same model. Analyses were adjusted by age, BMI, chronic diseases, smoking, school attainment level
dAllergy, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, heart condition, etc.
eAt least once a month