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Table 3 Association between the frequency of 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

 

Frequency of low back pain

 

Total

Absence

1

2

3

P for trend

Participants

914

496

181

148

89

 

Low physical function, n (%)

326 (35.7)

134 (27.0)

73 (40.3)

69 (46.6)

50 (56.2)

 

Crude OR (95%CI)

 

1 (Ref.)

1.83 (1.28–2.61)

2.36 (1.62–3.45)

3.46 (2.18–5.50)

< 0.001

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

 

1 (Ref.)

1.77 (1.17–2.69)

1.74 (1.09–2.77)

2.79 (1.58–4.93)

0.001

  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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