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Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression results: Relative Risk Ratios for Back and/or Neck pain

From: Back and neck pain are related to mental health problems in adolescence

 

Neck pain only (16%)

Back pain only (15%)

Neck AND Back Pain (13%)

 

MOR

95%CI

p-value

MOR

95%CI

p-value

MOR

95%CI

p-value

Somatic

Overall

1.73

1.46-2.05

< 0.001

1.41

1.18-1.69

< 0.001

2.441,2

2.05-2.90

< 0.001

Anx/Dep

Overall

1.43

1.20-1.70

< 0.001

1.38

1.15-1.66

0.001

1.941,2

1.64-2.30

< 0.001

WithDrawn

Overall

1.52

1.23-1.88

< 0.001

1.513

1.22-1.88

< 0.001

2.251,2

1.82-2.79

< 0.001

 

Males

   

1.25

0.92-1.69

0.152

   
 

Females

   

1.86

1.37-2.53

< 0.001

   

Aggressive

Overall

1.39

1.14-1.69

0.001

1.49

1.22-1.1

< 0.001

1.911,2

1.56-2.34

< 0.001

Rule-break

Overall

1.12

0.93-1.35

0.215

1.23

1.03-1.47

0.022

1.551,2

1.31-1.85

< 0.001

Social

Overall

1.34

1.10-1.63

0.004

1.43

1.17-1.74

< 0.001

1.63

1.33-2.00

< 0.001

Thought

Overall

1.61

1.33-1.94

< 0.001

1.393

1.14-1.70

0.001

1.981

1.63-2.40

< 0.001

 

Males

   

1.15

0.87-1.52

0.327

   
 

Females

   

1.71

1.29-2.26

< 0.001

   

Attention

Overall

1.28

1.06-1.55

0.010

1.50

1.25-1.82

< 0.001

1.961,2

1.61-2.38

< 0.001

  1. (Reference group = NO neck OR back pain 56%). Multinomial Odds Ratios (MOR) are presented as ratio of risk for a change in the interquartile range of the score, i.e. moving from 25th to 75th percentile.
  2. 1Contrast to 'back pain only' also significant
  3. 2Contrast to 'neck pain only' also significant
  4. 3Gender interaction term p < 0.