Table 1 Sociodemographic, health and behavioral characteristics of participants who reported LBP. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2020 (N = 2,321)
From: Short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain: data from the PAMPA Cohort, Brazil
Before social distancing | During social distancing | |
|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 2,319) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) |
Male | 68.1 (64.0; 71.8) | 62.4 (58.1; 66.3) |
Female | 77.7 (75.6; 79.4) | 77.2 (75.1; 79.0) |
Age group (n = 2,300) | ||
18–30 | 75.5 (72.9; 77.9) | 73.7 (71.0; 76.1) |
31–59 | 73.2 (70.1; 76.2) | 73.3 (70.2; 76.3) |
60 + | 78.9 (74.3; 82.8) | 73.8 (68.9; 78.1) |
Educational level (n = 2,321) | ||
High school or less | 81.8 (77.4; 85.5) | 82.1 (77.7; 85.7) |
College degree | 73.9 (71.1; 76.5) | 73.3 (70.5; 75.9) |
Postgraduate | 74.6 (71.7; 77.2) | 70.9 (68.0; 73.8) |
BMIa(n = 2,315) | ||
Normal | 72.7 (70.0; 75.3) | 70.2 (67.4; 72.9) |
Overweight | 77.9 (74.8; 80.6) | 76.1 (73.0; 78.9) |
Obese | 77.6 (73.4; 81.2) | 78.0 (73.9; 81.6) |
Chronic disease (n = 2,321) | ||
No | 67.7 (64.8; 70.5) | 69.1 (66.1; 71.7) |
Yes | 81.5 (79.3; 83.5) | 77.5 (75.1; 79.6) |
Social distancing adherence (n = 2,321) | ||
Low | 75.8 (67.5; 82.6) | 81.1 (73.6; 86.9) |
Middle | 72.2 (66.7; 77.1) | 73.4 (68.2;78.1) |
High | 75.2 (72.5; 77.7) | 73.5 (70.7; 76.1) |
Anxiety (n = 2,313) | ||
Sustained/Better | 73.8 (71.1; 76.2) | 66.2 (63.4; 68.8) |
Worse | 77.5 (74.9; 79.7) | 81.5 (79.1; 83.5) |
Depression (n = 1,916) | ||
Sustained/Better | 75.4 (72.9; 77.7) | 68.5 (65.7; 70.9) |
Worse | 76.9 (73.5; 79.9) | 79.2 (75.9; 82.1) |
Physical activity (n = 2,241) | ||
Sustained inactive | 78.9 (76.3; 81.3) | 77.2 (74.5; 79.7) |
Become inactive | 72.0 (68.3; 75.4) | 75.7 (72.1; 78.9) |
Become active | 77.9 (71.0; 83.5) | 67.4 (60.0; 74.0) |
Sustained active | 74.0 (69.6; 77.9) | 65.5 (60.9; 69.9) |