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Table 4 Predictors for pain in more than one spinal area (logistic regression analysis: 0=no, 1=yes)

From: Pain characteristics of adolescent spinal pain

 

Pain in more than one spinal area (N=40) versus no pain (N=160)

 

B (SE)

OR:

95% CI

p adj

Exp B adj (Exp B unadj )

Exp B adj

Age

0.28 (0.13)

1.33 (1.33)

1.04-1.70

0.023

Gender

0.75 (0.43)

2.11 (2.02)

0.91-4.86

0.080

BMI

-0.02 (0.06)

0.98 (1.06)

0.88-1.11

0.790

Finger Floor Distance

-0.02 (0.02)

0.98 (0.99)

0.94-1.03

0.468

Adams sign

-0.06 (0.53)

0.94 (1.67)

0.34-2.66

0.914

Single leg stance with closed eyes

0.44 (0.51)

1.56 (1.04)

0.58-4.21

0.381

TV/computer activities

0.07 (0.03)

1.07 (1.06)

1.01-1.14

0.031

Parental back pain

0.38 (0.62)

1.46 (1.29)

0.43-4.92

0.544

Parental smoking

-0.12 (0.50)

0.89 (1.00)

0.34-2.35

0.811

Sleep disorders

1.24 (0.44)

3.44 (3.43)

1.45-8.13

0.005

Headache

0.89 (0.46)

2.44 (2.77)

0.99-5.99

0.053

Abdominal pain

-1.00 (0.91)

0.37 (0.69)

0.06-2.18

0.271

Headache and abdominal pain

1.25 (0.62)

3.50 (3.79)

1.05-11.68

0.042

  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.