Risk factors for non-specific low back pain in schoolchildren and their parents: a population based study

Autor: José Ignacio Méndez, Javier López, Nicole Mufraggi, Mario Gestoso, María Teresa Gil del Real, Francisco M. Kovacs
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Pain. 103:259-268
ISSN: 0304-3959
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3959(02)00454-2
Popis: A survey of adolescent schoolchildren and their parents through a self-administered questionnaire was conducted to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in schoolchildren and their parents and to assess its association with exposure to known and presumed risk factors. A previously validated, self-administered questionnaire was used for collecting information on back pain history, anthropometric measures, physical and sports activity, academic problems, hours of leisure sitting, smoking, and alcohol intake. Schoolchildren between the ages of 13 and 15 in schools of the island of Mallorca and their parents (n=16,394) took part in the study. The lifetime prevalence of LBP was 50.9% for boys and 69.3% for girls; point prevalence (7 days) was 17.1% for boys and 33% for girls. There was a significant association with LBP and pain in bed (OR=13.82, 95% CI: 10.47-18.25, P
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