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Table 2 Association of lower extremity pain with low back pain among young basketball players

From: High prevalence of low back pain among young basketball players with lower extremity pain: a cross-sectional study

 

Lower extremity pain

Absence (n = 375)

Presence (n = 217)

p value

Low back pain, n (%)

20 (5.3)

56 (25.8)

 

Crude ORs (95% CI)

1

6.17 (3.59–10.63)

<  0.001

Adjusted ORs (95% CI)

1

6.26 (3.60–10.89)

<  0.001

Knee pain

Absence (n = 443)

Presence (n = 149)

p value

Low back pain, n (%)

36 (8.1)

40 (26.8)

 

Crude ORs (95% CI)

1

4.15 (2.52–6.82)

<  0.001

Adjusted ORs (95% CI)

1

4.26 (2.55–7.10)

<  0.001

Ankle pain

Absence (n = 465)

Presence (n = 127)

p value

Low back pain, n (%)

41 (8.8)

35 (27.6)

 

Crude ORs (95% CI)

1

3.93 (2.38–6.51)

<  0.001

Adjusted ORs (95% CI)

1

3.92 (2.33–6.61)

<  0.001

  1. Adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, team levels, number of days for training per week, number of hours in practice per day on weekdays and weekends, frequency of participation in games, and practice intensity
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval