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

Table 4.

Association of each musculoskeletal pain with new-onset LBP

Absence Presence P value
Hand or foot pain Participants 1616 166
New-onset LBP, n (%) 212 (13.1) 39 (23.5)
Model 1 OR (95% CI) 1 2.04 (1.30–3.21) 0.002
Model 2 OR (95% CI) 1 1.33 (0.80–2.19) 0.27
Knee pain Participants 1595 187
New-onset LBP 206 (12.9) 45 (24.1)
Model 1 OR (95% CI) 1 2.56 (1.66–3.96) <  0.001
Model 2 OR (95% CI) 1 1.87 (1.16–3.01) 0.01
Shoulder pain Participants 1708 74
New-onset LBP 229 (13.4) 22 (29.7)
Model 1 OR (95% CI) 1 2.41 (1.32–4.39) 0.004
Model 2 OR (95% CI) 1 1.56 (0.82–2.95) 0.18
Neck pain Participants 1558 224
New-onset LBP 190 (12.2) 61 (27.2)
Model 1 OR (95% CI) 1 2.61 (1.77–3.85) <  0.001
Model 2 OR (95% CI) 1 2.10 (1.40–3.17) <  0.001

Adjusted for sex, 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 (Model 1). Additionally, adjusted for hand or foot pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, and neck pain (Model 2). LBP: low back pain, OR: Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence interval