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Table 5 Predictors for mild occasional, moderate/severe occasional and moderate/severe frequent pain (multinomial logistic regression analysis)

From: Pain characteristics of adolescent spinal pain

 

Mild occasional pain (N = 38) versus no pain (N = 160)

Moderate/severe occasional pain (N = 51) versus no pain (N = 160)

Moderate/severe frequent pain (N = 47) versus no pain (N = 160)

 

B (SE)

OR:

95% CI

p adj

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

Exp B adj (Exp B unadj )

Exp B adj

Age

0.34 (0.13)

1.40 (1.35)

1.10-1.79

0.007

0.19 (0.11)

1.21 (1.19)

0.98-1.51

0.082

0.35 (0.12)

1.42 (1.34)

1.13-1.78

0.003

Gender

0.06 (0.41)

1.06 (1.06)

0.48-2.35

0.885

−0.06 (0.36)

0.94 (0.71)

0.46-1.91

0.867

−0.81 (0.39)

0.45 (0.39)

0.21-0.96

0.040

BMI

0.03 (0.06)

1.03 (1.08)

0.91-1.15

0.673

0.07 (0.06)

1.07 (1.09)

0.96-1.19

0.235

−0.01 (0.06)

0.99 (1.08)

0.88-1.11

0.832

FFD

−0.11 (0.02)

0.99 (0.99)

0.95-1.03

0.568

−0.02 (0.02)

0.98 (1.00)

0.95-1.02

0.324

0.001 (0.02)

1.00 (1.00)

0.97-1.04

0.939

Adams sign

−0.70 (0.45)

0.50 (0.44)

0.20-1.20

0.119

0.67 (0.55)

1.96 (1.13)

0.67-5.74

0.219

0.17 (0.49)

1.19 (0.57)

0.46-3.09

0.727

SLS EC

0.33 (0.55)

1.39 (1.07)

0.47-4.12

0.552

−0.07 (0.45)

0.94 (1.42)

0.39-2.28

0.885

−0.90 (0.43)

0.41 (0.74)

0.18-0.94

0.035

TV/computer

0.03 (0.03)

1.03 (1.06)

0.98-1.09

0.246

0.03 (0.03)

1.03 (1.03)

0.98-1.51

0.299

0.03 (0.03)

1.03 (1.04)

0.98-1.09

0.261

Parental back pain

−1.38 (0.79)

0.25 (0.32)

0.05-1.19

0.082

−1.01 (0.67)

0.36 (0.34)

0.10-1.34

0.128

0.18 (0.53)

1.20 (0.92)

0.43-3.35

0.732

Parental smoking

0.08 (0.48)

1.09 (1.14)

0.43-2.76

0.859

−0.41 (0.38)

0.66 (0.80)

0.31-1.40

0.283

−0.32 (0.41)

0.73 (0.72)

0.33-1.61

0.434

Sleep disorders

0.30 (0.53)

1.35 (1.00)

0.48-3.77

0.569

−0.40 (0.39)

0.67 (0.55)

0.31-1.45

0.311

−0.74 (0.40)

0.48 (0.32)

0.22-1.05

0.065

Headache

−0.04 (0.47)

0.96 (0.78)

0.39-2.41

0.938

−0.63 (0.41)

0.53 (0.50)

0.24-1.20

0.127

−0.80 (0.44)

0.45 (0.49)

0.19-1.05

0.065

Abdominal pain

0.49 (0.70)

1.64 (1.87)

0.41-6.49

0.483

−0.04 (0.63)

0.97 (1.18)

0.28-3.35

0.956

−0.51 (0.59)

0.60 (0.84)

0.19-1.92

0.389

Head/Abdom pain

1.07 (1.08)

2.93 (3.39)

0.35-24.18

0.319

−1.39 (0.50)

0.25 (0.21)

0.09-0.66

0.005

−1.30 (0.55)

0.27 (0.27)

0.09-0.79

0.017

  1. adj = adjusted (all explanatory variables included in model).
  2. BMI = body mass index.
  3. FFD = Finger floor distance.
  4. Head/Abdom pain = Headache and abdominal pain.
  5. OR = Odds ratio.
  6. SLS EC = Single leg stance with eyes closed.
  7. unadj = unadjusted (only one explanatory variable included in model).
  8. Numbers in bold indicate statistical significance.