Table 5: Logistic regression analysis predicting the likelihood of reporting low back pain.
|
Independent variable |
B |
SE |
Exp (B) with 95% CI |
P |
|
Age |
||||
|
30-39 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
40-49 |
-0.09 |
0.38 |
0.92 (0.44 to 1.92) |
0.82 |
|
50+ |
-0.81 |
0.51 |
0.45 (0.17 to 1.21) |
0.11 |
|
Level of education |
||||
|
Primary and Below |
-0.63 |
0.74 |
0.53 (0.13 to 2.25) |
0.39 |
|
Secondary |
0.59 |
0.45 |
1.80 (0.74 to 4.37) |
0.20 |
|
Tertiary |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Lifting 5 kg |
|
|
|
|
|
Yes |
|
|
1 |
|
|
No |
0.56 |
0.36 |
1.75 (0.86 to 3.56) |
0.12 |
Statistically significance at P < 0.05.