A Biopsychosocial Profile of Adult Canadians with and without Chronic Back Disorders: A Population-Based Analysis of the 2009-2010 Canadian Community Health Surveys
Table 2
Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of adult Canadians with and without CBD.
Proportions
Unadjusted odds ratio
With CBD
Without CBD
value (chi-square)
OR (95% CI)
value
Age
<0.001
18–34
16.7%
31.8%
Reference category
35–49
28.0%
28.6%
1.87 (1.72–2.02)
<0.001
50–64
33.1%
24.0%
2.63 (2.44–2.83)
<0.001
65+
22.3%
15.6%
2.71 (2.53–2.91)
<0.001
Sex
0.005
Female
52.2%
50.5%
Reference category
Male
47.8%
49.5%
0.93 (0.88–0.98)
0.005
Education
<0.001
Less than secondary
19.2%
13.6%
Reference category
Secondary graduation
16.5%
17.2%
0.68 (0.63–0.74)
<0.001
Some postsecondary
7.4%
8.5%
0.62 (0.56–0.70)
<0.001
Postsecondary graduation
56.9%
60.7%
0.66 (0.62–0.71)
<0.001
Income quintile
<0.001
1
24.2%
18.6%
Reference category
2
21.3%
19.7%
0.83 (0.76–0.90)
<0.001
3
18.9%
20.2%
0.72 (0.66–0.78)
<0.001
4
17.2%
20.7%
0.63 (0.58–0.69)
<0.001
5
18.4%
20.8%
0.68 (0.62–0.74)
<0.001
MIZ
<0.001
Urban/metropolitan
81.1%
83.8%
Reference category
Rural strongly influenced
3.8%
3.9%
1.02 (0.91–1.14)
0.749
Rural moderately influenced
7.6%
6.2%
1.26 (1.16–1.37)
<0.001
Rural weak/uninfluenced + territories
7.5%
6.1%
1.28 (1.20–1.37)
<0.001
Ethnicity
<0.001
Caucasian
84.0%
79.9%
Reference category
Aboriginal
4.2%
2.7%
1.46 (1.30–1.65)
<0.001
Other
11.8%
17.3%
0.64 (0.58–0.71)
<0.001
Marital status
<0.001
Single
16.3%
24.6%
Reference category
Married + common law
65.7%
63.3%
1.57 (1.47–1.67)
<0.001
Widowed + separated + divorced
18.0%
12.0%
2.27 (2.09–2.46)
<0.001
Smoking status
<0.001
Never smoked
30.7%
40.4%
Reference category
Former smoker
42.8%
39.1%
1.44 (1.35–1.53)
<0.001
Current smoker
26.5%
20.5%
1.70 (1.58–1.82)
<0.001
BMI
<0.001
Underweight/normal
40.1%
50.1%
Reference category
Overweight
36.8%
33.2%
1.38 (1.30–1.47)
<0.001
Obese
23.1%
16.7%
1.72 (1.61–1.84)
<0.001
Number of comorbidities
<0.001
None
27.5%
55.9%
Reference category
1-2
46.7%
36.3%
2.62 (2.46–2.79)
<0.001
3+
25.8%
7.9%
6.67 (6.20–7.16)
<0.001
Arthritis
<0.001
No
63.4%
88.6%
Reference category
Yes
36.6%
11.4%
4.48 (4.24–4.74)
<0.001
High BP
<0.001
No
73.6%
83.4%
Reference category
Yes
26.4%
16.6%
1.80 (1.70–1.91)
<0.001
Migraines
<0.001
No
81.7%
91.7%
Reference category
Yes
18.3%
8.3%
2.47 (2.30–2.66)
<0.001
Asthma
<0.001
No
87.3%
93.2%
Reference category
Yes
12.7%
6.8%
2.01 (1.85–2.19)
<0.001
Mood disorders
<0.001
No
86.9%
94.7%
Reference category
Yes
13.1%
5.3%
2.73 (2.52–2.95)
<0.001
Physical activity-transportation and leisure
<0.001
Active
22.3%
28.0%
Reference category
Moderately active
23.3%
26.2%
1.11 (1.04–1.21)
0.008
Inactive
54.3%
45.8%
1.48 (1.39–1.58)
<0.001
Sedentary activity
<0.001
0 to 14 hours
21.9%
25.2%
Reference category
15 to 24 hours
29.2%
31.6%
1.06 (0.91–1.25)
0.433
25 to 39 hours
29.6%
27.4%
1.24 (1.07–1.45)
0.005
40 or more hours
19.3%
15.9%
1.40 (1.18–1.66)
<0.001
Perceived disability
<0.001
No pain or discomfort
53.5%
88.7%
Reference category
Pain prevents no activities
9.5%
3.8%
4.12 (3.73–4.55)
<0.001
Pain prevents a few activities
14.2%
3.7%
6.40 (5.84–7.01)
<0.001
Pain prevents some activities
12.7%
2.3%
9.03 (8.17–9.98)
<0.001
Pain prevents most activities
10.0%
1.5%
11.32 (9.99–12.82)
<0.001
Depression scale predicted probability
<0.001
<0.9
90.5%
95.5%
Reference category
0.9
9.5%
4.5%
2.24 (1.97–2.56)
<0.001
Self-rated stress
<0.001
Not at all/not very
28.0%
35.9%
Reference category
A bit
41.0%
42.2%
1.25 (1.18–1.32)
<0.001
Quite a bit/extremely
31.1%
21.9%
1.83 (1.71–1.95)
<0.001
Self-rated mental health
<0.001
Excellent/very good
62.2%
76.5%
Reference category
Good
27.4%
19.4%
1.74 (1.64–1.85)
<0.001
Fair/poor
10.3%
4.1%
3.08 (2.82–3.38)
<0.001
Self-rated overall health
<0.001
Excellent/very good
41.1%
64.1%
Reference category
Good
34.1%
27.1%
1.96 (1.85–2.08)
<0.001
Fair/poor
24.8%
8.7%
4.43 (4.12–4.75)
<0.001
Self-rated work stress
<0.001
Not at all/not very
22.8%
29.0%
Reference category
A bit
39.2%
42.2%
1.18 (1.08–1.29)
<0.001
Quite a bit/extremely
38.1%
28.8%
1.68 (1.53–1.84)
<0.001
MIZ: metropolitan influenced zone; BMI: Body Mass Index; BP: blood pressure.
