Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analyses for people with CLBP after three months in people with and without CLBP at baseline.

From: Germ aversion is a risk factor for chronic low back pain and shoulder pain under the COVID-19 pandemic: an internet-based panel study

 

Without CLBP (n = 1042)

With CLBP (n = 223)

 

OR

95%CI (LL, UL)

p value

OR

95%CI (LL, UL)

p value

Germ aversion

1.35

(1.03, 1.76)

0.031

1.50

(1.09, 2.07)

0.010

Age

0.82

(0.60, 1.11)

0.205

1.21

(0.84, 1.74)

0.312

Female

1.62

(0.90, 2.91)

0.108

1.33

(0.65, 2.71)

0.437

BMI

1.44

(1.13, 1.84)

0.003

0.81

(0.61, 1.07)

0.143

Low education

1.00

(0.57, 1.76)

0.992

1.25

(0.65, 2.39)

0.500

Marital status (married)

0.67

(0.37, 1.22)

0.192

1.19

(0.59, 2.39)

0.633

Short sleep (< 5 h)

2.36

(1.17, 4.75)

0.016

1.43

(0.62, 3.31)

0.401

Smoking habit

0.96

(0.48, 1.93)

0.916

0.99

(0.46, 2.13)

0.986

Telework opportunity

1.25

(0.66, 2.36)

0.492

1.03

(0.46, 2.30)

0.948

Psychological distress (K6 ≧ 13)

3.25

(1.70, 6.20)

 < 0.001

1.78

(0.84, 3.80)

0.133

Loneliness

1.13

(0.84, 1.50)

0.418

0.79

(0.59, 1.07)

0.123

  1. Continuous variables were standardized. In marital status, married status was compared to single one. CLBP chronic low back pain, OR odds ratio, CI confidential intervals, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, BMI body mass index, K6 Kessler psychological distress scale.
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