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

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 8 Bivariate analysis using logistic regression for the association of the independent factors with marginal osteophytes in the patients

Variables	Marginal osteophytes		95% CI	COR	p
Variables	Yes	No	95% CI	COR	p
Age (years)
18–24	6	13	1
25–34	38	39	0.618–5.471	0.35	0.27
35–39	28	33	0.444–1.707	0.53	0.68
Sex
Male	35	42	0.517–1.815	0.97	0.92
Female	37	43
Occupation
Formal	35	46	0.428–1.504	0.8	0.49
Informal	37	39
Onset
Gradual	34	53	0.286–1.022	0.54	0.06
Sudden	38	32
Type of pain
Acute	54	71	0.270–1.294	0.59	0.19
Chronic	18	14
Duration of pain
≤ 10 weeks	61	84	0.008–0.525	0.07	0.001
> 10 weeks	11	1
Site of pain
Unilateral	26	26	0.659–2.498	1.29	0.46
Bilateral	46	59
Quality of pain
Aching	21	20	0.655–2.732	1.34	0.42
Burning	51	65
Severity of pain
Moderate	14	11	0.868–3.842	1.62	0.27
Severe	58	74
Limb weakness
Yes	5	1	0.715–54.952	6.27	0.06
No	57	84
Sensory loss
Yes	0	1	1.613–2.162	1.87	0.35
No	72	83
Pain distribution
Yes	48	49	0.766–2.821	1.47	0.25
No	24	36

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