Table 4: Associations between the prevalence of LBP, socio-demographic characteristics and job factors.
|
Socio-demographic characteristics |
12 months prevalence of Low-back pain |
χ2 |
P |
|
|
Yes |
No |
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|
Age |
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|
30-39 |
44 (74.6) |
15 (25.4) |
3.298 |
0.192 |
|
40-49 |
97 (77.6) |
28 (22.4) |
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|
50+ |
49 (87.5) |
7 (12.5) |
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|
Marital status |
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|
Not married |
34 (81.0) |
8 (19.0) |
0.098 |
0.754 |
|
Married |
156 (78.8) |
42 (21.2) |
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|
Level of education |
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|
Primary and Below |
32 (91.4) |
3 (8.6) |
6.121 |
0.047 |
|
Secondary |
118 (74.7) |
40 (25.3) |
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|
Tertiary |
40 (85.1) |
7 (14.9) |
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|
Type of automobile engaged in |
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|
Small cars |
92 (77.3) |
27 (22.7) |
0.493 |
0.483 |
|
Big cars |
98 (81.0) |
23 (19.0) |
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|
Frequent bending |
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|
Yes |
190 (79.2) |
50 (20.8) |
_____ |
_____ |
|
No |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
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|
Lifting 5 kg |
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|
Yes |
152 (81.7) |
34 (18.3) |
3.269 |
0.071 |
|
No |
38 (70.4) |
16 (29.6) |
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|
Lifting 25 Kg |
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|
Yes |
82 (78.1) |
23 (21.9) |
0.130 |
0.719 |
|
No |
108 (80.0) |
27 (20.0) |
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|
Sustained sitting |
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|
Yes |
105 (81.4) |
24 (18.6) |
0.840 |
0.359 |
|
No |
85(76.6) |
26 (23.4) |
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|
Sustained standing |
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|
Yes |
126 (79.2) |
33 (20.8) |
0.002 |
0.966 |
|
No |
64 (71.0) |
17 (29.0) |
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Statistically significance at P < 0.05.