| Independent variable | Back pain lifetime | p-value | ||||
| No | Yes | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Category | Physician | 10 | 21.7 | 36 | 78.3 | <0.001 |
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| Nursing prof. | 30 | 22.2 | 105 | 77.8 |
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| Dental practitioner | 4 | 50 | 4 | 50 |
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| Pharmacy prof. | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 55.6 |
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| Medical imaging prof. | 9 | 64.3 | 5 | 35.7 |
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| Laboratory prof. | 18 | 54.5 | 15 | 45.5 |
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| Physiotherapist | 3 | 60 | 2 | 40 |
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| Others | 9 | 50 | 9 | 50 |
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| Department | Medicine & specialities | 17 | 21.3 | 63 | 78.8 | 0.014 |
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| Surgery | 10 | 25 | 30 | 75 |
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| Maternity | 5 | 22.7 | 17 | 77.3 |
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| Paediatric | 5 | 27.8 | 13 | 72.2 |
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| Emergency | 6 | 40 | 9 | 60 |
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| ICU | 2 | 20 | 8 | 80 |
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| Theatre | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
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| Laboratory | 19 | 50 | 19 | 50 |
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| Radiology | 5 | 55.6 | 5 | 44.4 |
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| Pharmacy |
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| Working years | 1~12 | 59 | 39.1 | 92 | 60.9 | 0.009 |
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| ≥12 | 28 | 23.9 | 89 | 76.1 |
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| Working hours | ≤8 | 48 | 45.3 | 58 | 54.7 | <0.001 |
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| >8 | 38 | 23.6 | 123 | 76.4 |
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| Standing working hours | ≤5 | 62 | 40.8 | 90 | 59.2 | 0.001 |
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| >5 | 24 | 20.9 | 91 | 79.1 |
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| Seated working hours | ≤5 | 61 | 32.1 | 129 | 67.9 | 0.351 |
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| >5 | 25 | 32.5 | 52 | 67.5 |
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| Monthly calls | ≤4 | 60 | 35.5 | 109 | 64.5 | 0.165 |
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| >4 | 27 | 27.3 | 72 | 72.7 |
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| Lifting heavy objects | Yes | 16 | 19 | 68 | 81 | 0.002 |
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| No | 71 | 38.6 | 113 | 61.4 |
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| Bending to work | Yes | 52 | 27.7 | 136 | 72.3 | 0.010 |
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| No | 35 | 43.8 | 45 | 56.3 |
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| Transferring/ambulating patients | Yes | 21 | 24.7 | 64 | 75.3 | 0.065 |
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| No | 66 | 36.1 | 117 | 63.9 |
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