Pain characteristics of adolescent spinal pain

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BMC Pediatr. 2015; 15: 42.

Published online 2015 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12887-015-0344-5

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Table 3

Predictors for pain frequency (multinomial logistic regression analysis)

	Non-recurring or occasional pain (N = 90) versus no pain (N = 160)				Frequent or daily pain (N = 52) versus no pain (N = 160)
	B (SE)	OR:	95% CI	p _adj	B (SE)	OR:	95% CI	p _adj
	B (SE)	Exp B _adj (Exp B _unadj )	Exp B _adj	p _adj	B (SE)	Exp B _adj (Exp B _unadj )	Exp B _adj	p _adj
Age	0.26 (0.09)	1.30 (1.24)	1.09-1.56	0.004	0.28 (0.11)	1.33 (1.26)	1.07-1.65	0.011
Gender	−0.01 (0.30)	0.99 (0.82)	0.55-1.76	0.963	−0.60 (0.37)	0.55 (0.41)	0.27-1.14	0.106
BMI	0.05 (0.05)	1.05 (1.08)	0.96-1.15	0.326	−0.01 (0.06)	0.99 (1.07)	0.88-1.11	0.827
Finger Floor Distance	−0.02 (0.02)	0.98 (0.99)	0.96-1.01	0.275	−0.01 (0.02)	0.99 (1.00)	0.96-1.03	0.760
Adams sign	−0.07 (0.38)	0.93 (0.72)	0.45-1.95	0.855	−0.09 (0.45)	0.92 (0.51)	0.38-2.20	0.845
Single leg stance with closed eyes	0.12 (0.38)	1.12 (1.27)	0.53-2.37	0.762	−0.92 (0.40)	0.40 (0.64)	0.18-0.88	0.023
TV/computer activities	0.03 (0.02)	1.03 (1.04)	0.99-1.07	0.177	0.02 (0.03)	1.02 (1.04)	0.97-1.08	0.365
Parental back pain	−1.16 (0.53)	0.31 (0.33)	0.11-0.89	0.030	0.05 (0.52)	1.05 (0.80)	0.38-2.91	0.921
Parental smoking	−0.18 (0.33)	0.84 (0.95)	0.44-1.59	0.585	−0.20 (0.39)	0.82 (0.72)	0.38-1.77	0.607
Sleep disorders	−0.12 (0.34)	0.84 (0.68)	0.43-1.63	0.600	−0.72 (0.39)	0.49 (0.32)	0.23-1.04	0.063
Headache	−0.42 (0.34)	0.66 (0.59)	0.34-1.29	0.220	−0.97 (0.42)	0.38 (0.44)	0.17-0.87	0.021
Abdominal pain	0.22 (0.51)	1.25 (1.43)	0.46-3.39	0.661	−0.49 (0.58)	0.61 (0.96)	0.20-1.93	0.403
Headache and abdominal pain	−0.78 (0.46)	0.46 (0.38)	0.19-1.13	0.089	−1.56 (0.51)	0.21 (0.24)	0.08-0.57	0.002

adj = adjusted (all explanatory variables included in model).

BMI = body mass index.

OR = Odds ratio.

unadj = unadjusted (only one explanatory variable included in model).

Numbers in bold indicate statistical significance.