Psychosocial risk for a new episode of low back pain (LBP): comparison of 12 months outcome in the employed and non-employed (adjusted for age group and sex)
| Baseline employment status | Employed | Non-employed† | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No LBP Controls | Non-consulting LBP | Consulting LBP | No LBP Controls | Non-consulting LBP | Consulting LBP | ||||||||||
| Cases | OR (95% CI1-150) | Cases | OR (95% CI) | Cases | OR (95% CI) | Cases | OR (95% CI) | ||||||||
| Satisfaction with status | |||||||||||||||
| Satisfied | 356 | 131 | 1.0 | 35 | 1.0 | 282 | 96 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.0 | |||||
| Slightly dissatisfied | 133 | 83 | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) | 23 | 1.8 (1.0, 3.1) | 102 | 58 | 1.6 (1.1, 2.4) | 13 | 1.4 (0.7, 3.0) | |||||
| Severely dissatisfied | 39 | 28 | 2.0 (1.2, 3.3) | 3 | 0.8 (0.2, 2.7) | 82 | 60 | 2.0 (1.2, 3.1) | 7 | 0.9 (0.3, 2.2) | |||||
| Perceived adequacy of income | |||||||||||||||
| Adequate | 293 | 131 | 1.0 | 24 | 1.0 | 165 | 81 | 1.0 | 7 | 1.0 | |||||
| Slightly inadequate | 181 | 81 | 1.0 (0.7, 1.4) | 21 | 1.5 (0.8, 2.7) | 178 | 67 | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 16 | 2.3 (0.9, 5.8) | |||||
| Severely inadequate | 57 | 33 | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) | 16 | 3.6 (1.8, 7.2) | 149 | 83 | 1.1 (0.7, 1.6) | 21 | 3.6 (1.4, 9.0) | |||||
↵1-150 95% Confidence intervals. †All subjects not currently in part-time or full time employed.