Table 4 Roland Morris Questionnaire score and pain medication in relation to multimorbidity and chronic disease (adjusted)
From: Multimorbidity in patients with low back pain in Danish chiropractic practice: a cohort study
Baseline | 2 weeks | 3 months | 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difference (95%CI) | p-value | Difference (95%CI) | p-value | Difference (95%CI) | p-value | Difference (95%CI) | p-value | |
Roland Morris Questionnaire | ||||||||
Total | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||
1 disease | − 0.18 (− 0.74; 0.39) | 0.535 | 0.16 (− 0.54; 0.86) | 0.653 | − 0.33 (− 1.11; 0.45) | 0.411 | 0.49 (− 0.37; 1.35) | 0.259 |
2+ diseases | − 0.11 (− 0.79; 0.58) | 0.760 | 1.42 (0.59; 2.25) | 0.001 | 1.30 (0.31; 2.29) | 0.010 | 1.46 (0.39; 2.52) | 0.007 |
LBP intensity < 7 | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||
1 disease | 0.21 (− 0.53; 0.96) | 0.575 | − 0.34 (− 1.19; 0.52) | 0.440 | − 0.75 (− 1.70; 0.19) | 0.118 | − 0.08 (− 1.07; 0.90) | 0.866 |
2+ diseases | 0.74 (− 0.18; 1.67) | 0.117 | 1.04 (− 0.05; 2.13) | 0.063 | 0.12 (− 1.13; 1.37) | 0.849 | 0.38 (− 0.96; 1.72) | 0.581 |
LBP intensity ≥ 7 | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||
1 disease | − 1.03 (− 1.84; − 0.22) | 0.013 | 1.20 (− 0.01; 2.41) | 0.051 | 0.61 (− 0.67; 1.90) | 0.3493 | 1.62 (0.18; 3.07) | 0.0274 |
2+ diseases | − 1.57 (− 2.54; − 0.58) | 0.002 | 2.38 (1.08; 3.69) | < .001 | 3.24 (1.71; 4.77) | < .001 | 3.53 (1.85; 5.20) | < .001 |
Pain medication for LBP | ||||||||
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OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
Total | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | |||||
1 disease | 1.45 (1.16; 1.82) | 0.001 | 0.79 (0.59; 1.05) | 0.110 | 0.67 (0.46; 0.99) | 0.043 | 1.19 (0.78; 1.81) | 0.428 |
2+ diseases | 1.35 (1.03; 1.79) | 0.032 | 1.15 (0.83; 1.57) | 0.4004 | 1.42 (0.95; 2.11) | 0.0890 | 2.36 (1.52; 3.66) | < .001 |
LBP intensity < 7 | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||
1 disease | 1.44 (1.07; 1.94) | 0.018 | 0.71 (0.48; 1.06) | 0.0940 | 0.64 (0.38; 1.06) | 0.0853 | 1.21 (0.66; 2.22) | 0.529 |
2+ diseases | 1.44 (0.99; 2.09) | 0.054 | 1.07 (0.70; 1.65) | 0.7541 | 1.32 (0.78; 2.24) | 0.2966 | 2.43 (1.31; 4.51) | 0.005 |
LBP intensity ≥ 7 | ||||||||
0 diseases | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | ||||
1 disease | 1.38 (0.95; 2.03) | 0.095 | 0.91 (0.58; 1.44) | 0.692 | 0.77 (0.41; 1.41) | 0.394 | 1.13 (0.60; 2.14) | 0.710 |
2+ diseases | 1.13 (0.72; 1.78) | 0.594 | 1.44 (0.87; 2.37) | 0.1543 | 2.13 (1.12; 4.02) | 0.0203 | 2.80 (1.44; 5.44) | 0.002 |