Table 6 The association between aerobic capacity and back pain in people younger than 19 years as reported in four studies
Ref numb. | Name of first author/year | Design of study | Ind. VAR | Dependent VAR possible to use | D VAR used in result section | Association aerobic capacity and BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||||||||
[28] | Andersen 2006 | CS | V02 max ergometer | LBP/MBP/NP < 1 month Age of 1st BP Consequences | BP last month | Both sexes: | |||
YES, in bivariate analysis: best quartile Vs least quartile | |||||||||
OR = 0.81 | |||||||||
This association disappeared when adjusted for back trunk muscle endurance | |||||||||
[32] | Cardon 2009 | CS | Endurance shuttle run | LBP/DP/NP Last week Severity Frequency | Pain/no pain | Yes | No | ||
F (p) 4.1 (0.04) | F (p) 0.3 (0.59) | ||||||||
[30] | Perry 2009 | CS | Cycle ergometer | BP without NP Ever Month Chronic Diagnosed | BP without NP Ever Month Chronic Diagnosed | B | M | B | M |
Yes | No | No | No | ||||||
Yes | Yes* | No | No | ||||||
No | No | No | No | ||||||
No | No | No | No | ||||||
HQR vs IQR: OR = 1.53 (95 % CI 1.08-2.17)* | |||||||||