Low Back Pain among Medical Students in Belgrade (Serbia): A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Prevalence of low back pain among male and female medical students.

Characteristics	All students	Males	Females	value
	()	()	()
	Number (%)	Number (%)	Number (%)
Age (x ± SD) (years)	22.46 ± 0.95	22.45 ± 1.02	22.46 ± 0.91	0.859
Place of living
Belgrade	179 (39)	61 (39.1)	118 (38.9)	1.000
Others	280 (61)	95 (60.9)	185 (61.1)
Lifetime prevalence of LBP
Yes	348 (75.8)	103 (66.0)	245 (80.9)	0.001
The 12-month prevalence of LBP
Yes	273 (59.5)	74 (47.4)	199 (65.7)	<0.001
Point prevalence of LBP
Yes	79 (17.2)	28 (17.9)	51 (16.8)	0.795
Chronic LBP (pain persists 12 weeks or longer)
Yes	57 (12.4)	15 (9.6)	42 (13.9)	0.232

According to the t-test, according to the chi-square test, LBP: low back pain.