Table 3

OR and 95% CI for reporting LBP for more than 30 days in the past year at follow-up for low, medium and high levels of emotional demands, role conflicts, influence at work and quality of leadership measured at baseline (N=1040)

Risk for LBP for more than 30 days in the past year at follow-up
Model 1†Model 2‡Model 3§Model 4¶
At riskCases, n/%OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI
Emotional demands
 High24130/12.42.191.16 to 4.143.021.47 to 6.212.411.17 to 4.961.560.71 to 3.45
 Medium56936/6.31.040.59 to 1.851.510.79 to 2.891.390.72 to 2.681.180.60 to 2.31
 Low23014/6.11Reference1Reference1Reference1Reference
Role conflicts
 High29130/10.32.281.16 to 4.492.131.02 to 4.441.810.87 to 3.751.270.60 to 2.71
 Medium48237/7.71.640.89 to 3.051.670.87 to 3.191.460.76 to 2.801.270.65 to 2.46
 Low26713/4.91Reference1Reference1Reference1Reference
Influence at work
 Low23826/10.96.972.35 to 20.705.951.91 to 18.564.971.61 to 15.414.161.36 to 12.75
 Medium57050/8.85.491.95 to 15.465.101.81 to 14.354.641.64 to 13.143.931.37 to 11.22
 High2324/1.71Reference1Reference1Reference1Reference
Quality of leadership
 Low22622/9.71.790.92 to 3.501.930.96 to 3.881.730.86 to 3.481.640.77 to 3.48
 Medium60246/7.61.380.75 to 2.521.520.80 to 2.861.410.73 to 2.701.610.80 to 3.24
 High21212/5.71Reference1Reference1Reference1Reference
  • †Model 1: adjusted for age.

  • ‡Model 2: model 1 plus body mass index, smoking, leisure time physical activity, tenure and job group.

  • §Model 3: model 2 plus physical workload (Hollmann index).

  • ¶Model 4: model 3 plus adjustment for depressive symptom score at baseline.

  • LBP, low back pain.