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

Table 4

Prevalence of LBP among radiographers working in Kuwait and association with physical risk factors (work activity).

Work activity	LBP
	P	Χ^2 value
Standing	0.012	6.255
Sitting	0.024	5.128
Walking	0.022	5.232
Squatting	0.006	7.657
Overhead activity	0.025	5.011
Reaching	0.011	6.487
Lifting less than 5 kg	0.020	5.400
Pushing/pulling	0.020	5.400
Slipping/falling	0.169	1.889
Bending/twisting	0.048	3.980
Improper body mechanism	0.150	2.069

∗ indicates statistically significant association at .