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Table 1 Recurrent non-specific low back pain and socio-demographic associated factors (N = 90)

From: The burden of low back pain among undergraduate physiotherapy students at the University of Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency, n

LBP n (%)

No LBP n (%)

Chi square

P value

Gender

 Male

29

13 (44.8)

16 (55.2)

X2(1) = 0.63

0.43

 Female

61

22 (36.1)

39 (63.9)

Age (years)

 19

3

1 (33.3)

2 (66.7)

\({\text{X}}_{{({\text{linear}}\;{\text{trend}})}}^{2}\) = 8.38

0.21

 20

17

3 (17.6)

14 (82.4)

 21

17

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

 22

33

13 (39.4)

20 (60.6)

 23

11

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

 24

8

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

 25

1

0 (0)

1 (100)

Year of study

 First year

21

5 (23.8)

16 (76.2)

X2(3) = 2.03

0.57

 Second year

14

6 (42.9)

8 (57.1)

 Third year

28

11 (39.3)

17 (60.7)

 Fourth year

27

13 (48.1)

14 (51.9)

Place of residence

 UZ residence

52

26 (50.0)

26 (50.0)

X2(1) = 6.40

0.01

 Outside UZ residence

38

9 (23.7)

29 (76.3)

  1. UZ University of Zimbabwe