Fitness, motor competence and body composition as correlates of adolescent neck/shoulder pain: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Table 4 Multivariate relationships between physical characteristics and each type of neck/shoulder pain in males and females.

Gender	NSP variable	Physical characteristics associating with NSP (at P < 0.1)	Lowest 25% relative to IQROR, (95% CI)	Highest 25% relative to IQR,OR (95% CI)
Male	NSP ever	NDI	1.26 (0.87–1.83)	0.73 (0.50–1.1)*
		back endurance	0.66 (0.46–0.97)**	0.82 (0.57–1.18)
	NSP month	-	-	-
	NSP chronic	throw	1.96 (0.87–4.45)	2.47 (1.22–5.00)**
		shoulder stretch	¹0.30 (0.09–1.01)*	NA
	NSP diagnosed	jump	0.75 ((0.27–2.07)	3.47 (1.55–7.74)***
		MP	1.92 (0.70–5.30)	0.33 (0.12–0.94)**
		PC	0.42 (0.19–0.95)**	0.69 (0.33–1.46)
Female	NSP ever	Abdominal curls	1.36 (0.94–1.97)	1.57 (1.07–2.311)**
		throw	0.97 (0.66–1.42)	0.60 (0.40–0.90)**
		shoulder stretch	¹0.54 (0.30–0.98)**	NA
	NSP month	throw	1.27 (0.84–1.90)	0.53 (0.34–0.84)***
		jump	0.61 (0.41–0.92)**	0.70 (0.46–1.06)*
		BD	0.86 (0.58–1.26)	1.77 (1.18–2.65)***
		PWC	0.751 (0.50–1.13)	0.61 (0.40–0.93)**
	NSP chronic	-	-	-
	NSP diagnosed	back endurance	2.12 (1.20–3.74)**	2.12 (1.18–3.83)**

*P < 0.1, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01. OR = Odds Ratio, 95%CI = 95% confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range, NDI = neurodevelopmental index, MP = muscle power, PC = persistent control, BD = bimanual dexterity, PWC = Physical Work Capacity.
¹ group unable to do stretch is compared to group able to do stretch.

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