Comorbidity between low back pain and diabetes at follow-up in the cohort study of individuals with neither low back pain nor diabetes at baseline*
| Women | Men | |
| Adjustment for age | ||
| RR (95% CI) for diabetes, LBP versus no LBP | 0.90 (0.68 to 1.19) | 1.12 (0.86 to 1.47) |
| P values | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Number of individuals included | 10 131 | 8561 |
| Complete adjustment† | ||
| RR (95% CI) for diabetes, LBP versus no LBP | 0.84 (0.63 to 1.13) | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.28) |
| P values | 0.24 | 0.90 |
| Number of individuals included | 9488 | 8181 |
*Expressed by relative risk of diabetes comparing individuals with and without LBP at follow-up.
†Adjustment for baseline age, BMI, physical activity and smoking.
BMI, body mass index; LBP, low back pain.