Research Article
Magnitude and Contributing Factors of Low Back Pain among Long Distance Truck Drivers at Modjo Dry Port, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with low back pain among respondents at Modjo Dry Port, Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | Presence of LBP | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | value | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) |
| Age group (years) | <37.7 years | 112 (55.2%) | 91 (44.8%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | >37.7 years | 148 (75.1%) | 49 (24.9%) | 2.45 (1.60–3.76) | 1.37 (0.72–2.60) | 0.342 |
| Smoking cigarette | Yes | 103 (83.1%) | 21 (16.9%) | 3.72 (2.20–6.29) | 2.24 (1.25–4.01) | 0.007 | No | 157 (56.9%) | 119 (43.1%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Physical exercise | Yes | 76 (52.4%) | 69 (47.6%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | No | 184 (72.2%) | 71 (27.8%) | 2.35 (1.54–3.60) | 2.12 (1.28–3.51) | 0.003 |
| Hours took for sleeping | <6 hours | 142 (72.4%) | 54 (27.6%) | 1.92 (1.26–2.91) | 1.26 (0.76–2.07) | 0.373 | ≥6 hours | 118 (57.8%) | 86 (42.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Chronic diseases other than LBP | Present | 130 (77.8%) | 37 (22.2%) | 2.78 (1.78–4.36) | 2.18 (1.32–3.61) | 0.002 | Absent | 130 (55.8%) | 103 (44.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Years spent truck driving | <10 years | 114 (54%) | 97 (46%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | ≥10 years | 146 (77.2%) | 43 (22.8%) | 2.89 (1.87–4.46) | 1.66 (0.86–3.19) | 0.129 |
| Average daily driving hours | <10 hours | 60 (60%) | 40 (40%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | 10–15 hours | 165 (65.2%) | 88 (34.8%) | 1.25 (0.78–2.01) | 1.01 (0.58–1.76) | 0.978 | >15 hours | 35 (74.5%) | 12 (25.5%) | 1.94 (0.90–4.19) | 1.61 (0.65–4.03) | 0.306 |
| Frequent lifting or carrying objects | Yes | 220 (71.4%) | 88 (28.6%) | 3.25 (2.01–5.26) | 3.02 (1.75–5.22) | ≤0.001 | No | 40 (43.5%) | 52 (56.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Perceived sitting posture while driving | Proper | 125 (56.3%) | 97 (43.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | | Improper | 135 (75.8%) | 43 (24.2%) | 2.44 (1.58–3.76) | 2.20 (1.35–3.60) | 0.002 |
| Perceived job stress | Yes | 212 (70%) | 91 (30%) | 2.38 (1.49–3.80) | 2.07 (1.20–3.57) | 0.009 | No | 48 (49.5%) | 49 (50.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
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CI = confidence interval; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; significant at value <0.05. |