Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related Lower Back Pain among Radiographers in the State of Kuwait

Table 3

Prevalence and association of LBP among radiographers working in Kuwait with demographics, work settings, exercise habits, and physical risk factors.

Gender	LBP
	P	Χ^2 value
Male	0.470	0.522
Female
Age
20–30	0.745	1.233
31–40
41–50
51+
Area of specialty
General	0.074	5.217
Special
Both
Professional experience
1–10	0.822	0.393
11–20
21+
Working hours
<10	0.985	0.149
10–19
20–29
30–39
40+
Exercise
Yes	0.267	1.233
No
Work demands
Yes	0.002	9.473
No
Co-worker support
Yes	0.6	0.275
No
Supervisor support
Yes	0.15	1.739
No

For area of specialty, special includes CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, and mammography. ∗ indicates statistically significant difference at .