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Table 2 Association between low back pain and physical function

From: Association between low back pain and functional disability in the elderly people: a 4-year longitudinal study after the great East Japan earthquake

  

Low back pain

 

Total

Absence

Presence

P value

Participants

914

653

261

 

Low physical function, n (%)

326 (35.7)

199 (30.5)

127 (48.7)

 

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

 

1 (Ref.)

1.70 (1.18–2.44)

0.004

   

Duration

 
   

< 2 years

≥2 years, <4 years

≥4 years

P for trend

Participants

  

118

54

89

 

Low physical function, n (%)

  

47 (39.8)

30 (55.6)

50 (56.2)

 

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

 

1 (Ref.)

1.27 (0.79–2.06)

1.95 (1.01–3.77)

2.34 (1.35–4.06)

0.009

  1. Adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, living area, smoking habits, drinking habits, comorbid conditions, working status, walking time, living status, subjective economic condition, psychological distress, sleep disturbance, and social isolation. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
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