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Table 3 Predictors for pain frequency (multinomial logistic regression analysis)

From: Pain characteristics of adolescent spinal pain

 

Non-recurring or occasional pain (N = 90) versus no pain (N = 160)

Frequent or daily pain (N = 52) versus no pain (N = 160)

 

B (SE)

OR:

95% CI

p adj

B (SE)

OR:

95% CI

p adj

Exp B adj (Exp B unadj )

Exp B adj

Exp B adj (Exp B unadj )

Exp B adj

Age

0.26 (0.09)

1.30 (1.24)

1.09-1.56

0.004

0.28 (0.11)

1.33 (1.26)

1.07-1.65

0.011

Gender

−0.01 (0.30)

0.99 (0.82)

0.55-1.76

0.963

−0.60 (0.37)

0.55 (0.41)

0.27-1.14

0.106

BMI

0.05 (0.05)

1.05 (1.08)

0.96-1.15

0.326

−0.01 (0.06)

0.99 (1.07)

0.88-1.11

0.827

Finger Floor Distance

−0.02 (0.02)

0.98 (0.99)

0.96-1.01

0.275

−0.01 (0.02)

0.99 (1.00)

0.96-1.03

0.760

Adams sign

−0.07 (0.38)

0.93 (0.72)

0.45-1.95

0.855

−0.09 (0.45)

0.92 (0.51)

0.38-2.20

0.845

Single leg stance with closed eyes

0.12 (0.38)

1.12 (1.27)

0.53-2.37

0.762

−0.92 (0.40)

0.40 (0.64)

0.18-0.88

0.023

TV/computer activities

0.03 (0.02)

1.03 (1.04)

0.99-1.07

0.177

0.02 (0.03)

1.02 (1.04)

0.97-1.08

0.365

Parental back pain

−1.16 (0.53)

0.31 (0.33)

0.11-0.89

0.030

0.05 (0.52)

1.05 (0.80)

0.38-2.91

0.921

Parental smoking

−0.18 (0.33)

0.84 (0.95)

0.44-1.59

0.585

−0.20 (0.39)

0.82 (0.72)

0.38-1.77

0.607

Sleep disorders

−0.12 (0.34)

0.84 (0.68)

0.43-1.63

0.600

−0.72 (0.39)

0.49 (0.32)

0.23-1.04

0.063

Headache

−0.42 (0.34)

0.66 (0.59)

0.34-1.29

0.220

−0.97 (0.42)

0.38 (0.44)

0.17-0.87

0.021

Abdominal pain

0.22 (0.51)

1.25 (1.43)

0.46-3.39

0.661

−0.49 (0.58)

0.61 (0.96)

0.20-1.93

0.403

Headache and abdominal pain

−0.78 (0.46)

0.46 (0.38)

0.19-1.13

0.089

−1.56 (0.51)

0.21 (0.24)

0.08-0.57

0.002

  1. adj = adjusted (all explanatory variables included in model).
  2. BMI = body mass index.
  3. OR = Odds ratio.
  4. unadj = unadjusted (only one explanatory variable included in model).
  5. Numbers in bold indicate statistical significance.