Table 5.
Odds ratio, 95% CI, and p-value from univariate analyses and analyses adjusted by age and sex for magnetic resonance imaging findings of groups with and without previous LBP that did not have current LBP
| MRI findings | Univariate analyses
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Age-adjusted and sex-adjusted analyses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Pfirrmann grade ≥3 | 12.7 | 2.43–234.18 | 0.0009* | 10.5 | 1.78–202.09 | 0.0065* |
| Disk bulging | 4.8 | 1.79–14.55 | 0.0015* | 4.2 | 1.54–13.15 | 0.0047* |
| High-intensity zone | 2.7 | 0.94–7.78 | 0.0652 | 3.1 | 1.05–9.42 | 0.0405* |
| Spondylolisthesis | 7.9 | 0.96–163.50 | 0.0551 | 6.6 | 0.74–141.71 | 0.0923 |
Note:
*
p < 0.05.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; LBP, low back pain; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.