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

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 6 Bivariate analysis using logistic regression for the association of the independent factors with disc bulging in the patients

Variables	Disc bulging		95% CI	COR	p
Variables	Yes	No	95% CI	COR	p
Age (years)
18–24	5	15	1	1
25–34	21	56	0.203–16.113	0.701	0.584
35–39	24	37	0.413–3.273	0.641	0.665
Sex
Male	21	56	0.353–1.375	0.696	0.297
Female	28	52
Occupation
Informal	27	54	0.623–2.417	0.449	0.554
Formal	22	54
Onset
Gradual	30	57	0.999–1.072	1.029	0.297
Sudden	19	51
Type of pain
Acute	37	88	0.311–1.579	0.701	0.391
Chronic	12	20
Duration of pain
≤ 10 weeks	44	101	0.184–2.077	0.610	0.420
> 10 weeks	5	7
Site of pain
Unilateral	28	34	0.622–2.567	0.341	0.517
Bilateral	21	74
Quality of pain
Aching	17	24	0.885–3.908	0.349	0.101
Burning	32	84
Severity of pain
Moderate	11	14	0.810–4.662	0.339	0.137
Severe	38	94
Limb weakness
Yes	3	3	0.444–11.737	0.438	0.323
No	46	105
Sensory loss
Yes	1	1	0.261–2.901	0.331	0.314
No	48	107
Pain distribution
Yes	29	68	0.428–1.702	0.853	0.652
No	20	40

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