Table 1 Distribution of individual and sociodemographic variables by low back pain status

Gender

< 0.0001

Male

5896

50.68

1888

34.64

Female

5737

49.32

3563

65.36

Age Group

< 0.0001

15–34

4867

41.84

933

17.12

35–54

4068

34.97

2245

41.19

55+

2698

23.19

2273

41.7

Marital Status

< 0.0001

Single

3150

27.08

460

8.44

Married

7602

65.35

4124

75.66

Widowed

368

3.16

206

3.78

Divorced

513

4.41

661

12.13

Educational Level

< 0.0001

Primary level and below

1079

9.28

1115

20.45

Secondary level and equivalent

4275

36.75

2457

45.07

High School level and equivalent

3872

33.28

1219

22.36

University and above

2407

78.48

660

21.52

Work Status

< 0.0001

Employed

3683

31.66

1217

22.33

Housework (Not working)

1113

9.57

514

9.43

Job seeker

1195

10.27

108

1.98

Continuing education

1449

12.46

810

14.86

Retired / Disabled

4193

36.04

2802

51.4

Birth Place

0.085

Rural

11,300

97.14

5320

97.6

Urban

333

2.86

131

2.4

Depressive symptoms

< 0.0001

Yes

754

6.48

947

17.37

No

10,879

93.52

4504

82.63

Body Mass Index

< 0.0001

Normal weight

11,137

96.12

4949

91.5

Pre-obese

350

3.02

340

6.29

obese

99

0.85

120

2.22

Physical Activity

< 0.0001

No/Mild activity

6474

55.65

3639

66.76

Moderate activity

2724

23.42

1026

18.82

Intense activity

2435

20.93

786

14.42