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Table 1 Characterization of studied groups

From: Influence of lifestyle characteristics and VDR polymorphisms as risk factors for intervertebral disc degeneration: a case–control study

Characteristics

DD

Control

p-value*

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueα

Gender

 Male

57 (48%)

23 (21%)

< 0.001

Ref.a

Ref.

 Female

62 (52%)

89 (79%)

0.22 (0.11–0.44)

< 0.001

Educational level

 Elementary school

32 (35.2%)

15 (15.6%)

0.002

Ref.

Ref.

 High school

54 (59.3%)

55 (57.3%)

0.776

1.12 (0.47–2.71)

0.789

 College

5 (5.5%)

26 (27.1%)

< 0.001

0.22 (0.06–0.83)

0.025

Pain localization

 Low back

86 (93.5%)

 Low back + cervical

6 (6.5%)

    

Smoker

 No

70 (74%)

87 (91%)

0.003

Ref.

 

 Yes

24 (26%)

9 (9%)

2.84 (1.13–7.68)

0.027

Physical activity

 No

92 (77%)

60 (62%)

0.018

Ref.

 

 Yes

27 (23%)

36 (38%)

0.64 (0.32–1.27)

0.204

Posture at work

 Seated

29 (33%)

22 (26%)

0.285

Ref

 

 Standing

58 (67%)

63 (74%)

0.38 (0.17–0.84)

0.170

Load weight at work

 No

37 (42%)

73 (76%)

< 0.001

Ref.

 

 Yes

51 (58%)

23 (24%)

2.00 (0.95–4.20)

0.066

Characteristics

DD

Control

p-value*

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-valueα

Median (95% CI)

Age (years old)

40.0 (38.0;42.0)

32.0 (31.0;35.0)

< 0.001**

1.12 (1.07–1.18)

< 0.001

BMI

25.9 (25.2; 27.0)

25.4 (24.5; 26.6)

0.643**

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.837

  1. DD intervertebral disc degeneration, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index
  2. * Chi square test
  3. αAdjusted for age and gender
  4. aMann–Whitney test