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Occup Environ Med 57:116-120 doi:10.1136/oem.57.2.116
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The role of physical and psychological factors in occupational low back pain: a prospective cohort study

Table 3

Determinants of low back pain at 12 months after finishing training

Variable Unadjusted Adjusted3-150
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Baseline low back pain:
 None 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Some 2.82 1.75 to 4.55 1.96 1.09 to 3.53
Low back pain during training:
 None 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 Once 1.53 0.74 to 3.17 1.57 0.71 to 3.47
 Recurrent 5.92 3.30 to 10.61 6.36 3.18 to 12.73
 Uncertain3-151 1.90 1.00 to 3.60 1.89 0.66 to 5.40
Current general health questionnaire:
 Low 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 High 2.91 1.75 to 4.83 2.68 1.42 to 5.07
Mean job dissatisfaction 1.01 0.99 to 1.02 0.98 0.95 to 1.00
Working as nurse:
 Yes 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
 No 0.56 0.31 to 0.99 0.39 0.17 to 0.90
  • 3-150 Adjusted for all other variables in the model.

  • 3-151 Missing follow up makes classification impossible.

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