Table 3.

Demographic Predictors of the Utilization of Noninvasive Treatments for Chronic Low Back Pain During the COVID-19 Pandemic (n = 513)*

Exercise TherapyYogaMassage TherapySpinal Manipulation
OR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP Value
Age
 Increasing decades0.85(0.68, 1.06).150.68(0.55, 0.85).0010.76(0.61, 0.94).010.72(0.59, 0.88).001
Sex
 Men1111
 Women0.63(0.34, 1.18).150.91(0.46, 1.80).800.93(0.48, 1.78).821.05(0.56, 1.98).87
Race
 White1111
 African American0.87(0.43, 1.78).710.40(0.16, 0.97).040.60(0.22, 1.59).340.37(0.16, 0.85).02
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic1111
 Hispanic0.88(0.35, 2.22).790.71(0.28, 1.79).470.60(0.22, 1.59).300.95(0.43, 2.08).89
AcupunctureCBTNSAIDsOpioids
OR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP Value
Age
 Increasing decades0.46(0.28, 0.77).0030.58(0.41, 0.83).0030.98(0.85, 1.12)0.771.23(1.05, 1.44).009
Sex
 Men1111
 Women0.63(0.15, 2.60).530.95(0.33, 2.75).921.08(0.72, 1.62)0.711.01(0.65, 1.56).98
Race*
 White1111
 African American0.37(0.05, 3.02).351.38(0.47, 4.04).560.80(0.53, 1.22)0.301.53(0.99, 2.39).06
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic1111
 Hispanic0.46(0.05, 3.96).481.66(0.50, 5.45)0.411.74(0.96, 3.15)0.070.91(0.48, 1.72).77
  • *CBT denotes cognitive behavioral therapy; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Fifteen participants in other racial categories were excluded from the analyses to avoid unstable estimates for these categories because of small cell counts.