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. 2018 Sep 9;2018:1965807. doi: 10.1155/2018/1965807

Table 5.

The influence of the particular components of the metabolic syndrome on prevalence of recurrent nonspecific lower back pain in patients declaring sedentary lifestyle.

Metabolic syndrome component Recurring nsLBP Chronic nsLBP
OR  
(95 %CI)
p OR  
(95 %CI)
p
Smoking 9.305 (5.339 – 16.219) <0.001 0.821 (0.262 – 2.576) 0.735
Excessive coffee consumption ( ≥ 6 cups for day) 16.688 (8.771 – 43.363) <0.001 0.299 (0.038 – 2.343) 0.250
Overweight or obesity 2.182 (1.368 – 3.481) 0,001 4.020 (1.084 – 14.913) 0.038
Hiperlipidemia 3.277 (1.069 – 10.050) 0.038 4.800 (1.207 – 19.082) 0.026
Diabetes type 2 3.505 (1.150 – 10.680) 0.027 4.517 (1.141 – 17.875) 0.032
Arterial hypertension 0.160 (0.034 – 0.756)∗∗ 0.021 17.905 (4.432 – 72.340) <0.001

OR: odds ratio; 95 %CI: confidence interval for OR.

The risk of nsLBP was significantly increased; ∗∗ the risk of nsLBP was significantly decreased (the univariate logistic regression model).