Table 5

Multivariate logistic regression analyses of associations between health status at baseline and persistent LBP at follow-up. Stratified for gender and adjusted for age.


Females OR (95% CI)
Males OR (95% CI)

Model 1
LBP-all, n = 3,223
1.78 (1.45–2.23)
2.04 (1.50–2.79)
Headache-all, n = 8,266
1.74 (1.08–2.79)
1.14 (0.78–1.66)
Asthma, n = 2,685
1.36 (1.10–1.69)
1.11 (0.80–1.53)
LBP-all + headache-all + asthma, n = 1,189
1.87 (1.46–2.39)
1.85 (1.25–2.75)
Model 2
LBP-long, n = 588
3.55 (2.60–4.83)
2.54 (1.53–4.20)
Headache-long, n = 591
1.55 (1.13–2.11)
2.40 (1.21–4.74)
Asthma, n = 2,685
1.37 (1.10–1.70)
1.12 (0.80–1.57)
LBP-long + headache-long + asthma, n = 81
4.22 (2.27–7.82)
6.56 (1.19–36.35)

Hestbaek et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2006 7:29   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-7-29