Table 5.
Correlates of LBP among participants
| Presence of LBP (n = 320) | |||
| Variables | Yes | No | Test of |
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Significance | |
| Age group (in years) | |||
| 20 – 29 | 21 (31.0) | 47 (69.0) | χ2 = 24.69, |
| 30 – 39 | 72 (50.0) | 72 (50.0) | p < 0.001 |
| 40 – 49 | 49 (66.0) | 25 (34.0) | |
| 50 – 59 | 25 (73.5) | 9 (26.5) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 50 (40.5) | 78 (40.2) | χ2 = 11.424, |
| Female | 116 (59.8) | 75 (59.5) | p = 0.001 |
| Cadre | |||
| Medical doctor | 50 (61.0) | 82 (25.6) | χ2 = 23.857, |
| Nurse | 78 (55.3) | 149 (46.6) | p = 0.002 |
| Medical laboratory scientist | 8 (25.8) | 31 (9.7) | |
| Physiotherapist | 2 (33.3) | 6 (1.9) | |
| Pharmacist | 1 (14.3) | 7 (2.2) | |
| Cleaner/Ward attendant | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | |
| Optometrist | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
| CHEW | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| Length of practice | |||
| 1 – 9 | 77 (40.7) | 112 (59.3) | χ2 = 24.636, |
| 10 – 19 | 45 (65.2) | 24 (34.8) | p < 0.001 |
| 20 – 29 | 33 (70.2) | 14 (29.8) | |
| 30 – 39 | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Nutritional status | |||
| Underweight and normal | 51 (33.3) | 102 (66.7) | χ2 = 41.767, |
| Overweight and obese | 116 (69.5) | 51 (30.5) | p < 0.001 |
| Hours spent at work | |||
| 8 and below | 120 (49.2) | 124 (50.8) | χ2 = 3.723, |
| More than 8 | 47 (61.8) | 29 (38.2) | p = 0.054 |
| Lifting heavy objects at work | |||
| Yes | 100 (66.7) | 50 (33.3) | χ2 = 23.72, |
| No | 67 (39.4) | 103 (60.6) | p < 0.001 |