Table 2 Comparison of each component of metabolic syndrome with or without low back pain
|  |  | Low back pain (+) (n = 887) | Low back pain (−) (n = 44,305) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | ||||
 Abdominal obesity | + | 335 (52.3) | 13,709 (45.6) | < 0.001 |
− | 306 (47.7) | 16,345 (54.4) |  | |
 Dyslipidemia | + | 210 (32.8) | 9580 (31.9) | 0.634 |
− | 431 (67.2) | 20,474 (68.1) |  | |
 High blood pressure | + | 341 (53.2) | 16,009 (53.5) | 0.972 |
− | 300 (46.8) | 14,045 (46.7) |  | |
 High blood glucose | + | 99 (15.4) | 4200 (14.0) | 0.289 |
− | 542 (84.6) | 25,854 (86.0) |  | |
Women | ||||
 Abdominal obesity | + | 52 (21.1) | 1749 (12.3) | < 0.001 |
− | 194 (78.9) | 12,502 (87.7) |  | |
 Dyslipidemia | + | 37 (15.0) | 1970 (13.8) | 0.584 |
− | 209 (85.0) | 12,281 (86.2) |  | |
 High blood pressure | + | 86 (35.0) | 5231 (36.7) | 0.573 |
− | 160 (65.0) | 9020 (63.3) |  | |
 High blood glucose | + | 19 (7.7) | 788 (5.5) | 0.137 |
− | 227 (92.3) | 13,463 (94.5) |  | |