Prevalence and risk factors of low back pain among operation room staff at a Tertiary Care Center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 The relationship between OR risky activities and LBP

Risk factors	Univariate logistic regression			Multivariate logistic regression (Adjusted)
Risk factors	n	OR (95 % CI)	P value	n	OR (95 % CI)	P value
Lifting objects above the waist	115	3.06 (0.119 – 0.787)	0.014^*	109	4.910 (1.500 – 16.00)	0.008^*
Rotating torso while bearing weight	111	4.490 (1.250 – 16.15)	0.021^*	105	9.080 (1.950 – 42.28)	0.005^*
Bending to lift an item from floor level	116	1.590 (0.640 – 3.660)	0.278	110	1.610 (0.600 – 4.290)	0.341
Transferring patients onto bed or chair	117	2.440 (1.010 – 5.910)	0.047^*	111	2.820 (1.010 – 7.840)	0.047^*
Transferring patients onto a stretcher	117	2.270 (0.980 – 5.220)	0.055	111	3.310 (1.160 – 9.470)	0.025^*
Ambulating a patient	115	0.780 (0.300 – 2.040)	0.619	109	0.590 (0.180 – 1.740)	0.315
Pulling a patient up the bed	118	2.630 (1.140 – 6.090)	0.024^*	112	3.000 (1.090 – 8.250)	0.033^*
Repositioning a patient in bed	118	2.470 (1.060 – 5.720)	0.035^*	112	2.820 (1.070 – 7.380)	0.035^*

Adjusted: Adjusted for gender, perceived stress at work, educational level, and receiving education about LBP
n = the number of respondents to each question
^* = statistically significant

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