Magnetic resonance imaging findings among young adults with low back pain at Nsambya hospital

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 4 Logistic regression under bivariate analysis for the association of the independent factors with disc desiccation in the patients

Variables	Disc desiccation		95% CI	COR	p
Variables	Yes	No	95% CI	COR	p
Age (years)
18–24	2	17	1	1
25–34	29	48	2.427–53.940	1.81	0.002
35–39	35	26	1.123–4.423	2.22	0.022
Sex
Male	30	47	0.413–1.473	0.78	0.443
Female	36	44
Occupation
Formal	37	47	0.721–2.576	1.36	0.34
Informal	29	44
Onset
Gradual	40	47	0.758–2.738	1.44	0.265
Sudden	26	44
Type of pain
Acute	49	76	0.260–1.243	0.57	0.54
Chronic	17	15
Duration of pain
≤ 10	59	86	0.148–1.618	0.49	0.234
> 10	7	5
Site of pain
Unilateral	24	28	0.658–2.514	1.286	0.462
Bilateral	42	63
Quality of pain
Aching	15	26	0.353–1.531	0.74	0.411
Burning	51	65
Severity of pain
Moderate	11	14	0.464–2.605	1.10	0.828
Severe	55	71
Limb weakness
Yes	4	2	0.510–16.163	0.51	0.213
No	62	89
Sensory loss
Yes	1	0	0.207–2.922	0.24	0.2315
No	64	91
Pain distribution
Radiating	49	48	1.297–5.139	2.58	0.006
Localized	17	43

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