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. 2020 Apr 13;21:227. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03234-0

Table 3.

Stratified analysis for each age group

Number of musculoskeletal pain sites except LBP
total 0 1 ≥ 2 P for trend P-interaction
1782 1343 283 156
Sex
Male (n = 826)
New-onset LBP/participants 117/826 (14.2%) 75/678 (11.1%) 26/97 (26.8%) 16/51 (31.4%)
Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1 3.16 (1.68–5.95) 4.60 (2.06–10.30) <  0.001
Female (n = 956) 0.12
New-onset LBP/participants 134/956 (14.0%) 80/665 (12.0%) 27/186 (14.5%) 27/105 (25.7%)
Adjusted OR (95% CI) 1 1.24 (0.71–2.14) 2.54 (1.38–4.68) 0.011

Adjusted for age, body mass index, living area, smoking habits, drinking habits, complications, working status, walking time, living status, subjective economic condition, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, Athens Insomnia Scale, and Lubben Social Network Scale. LBP: low back pain, OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval