Research Article

The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey

Volume: 42 Number: 5 January 19, 2009
  • Levent Altinel
  • Kamil Kose
  • Volkan Ergan
  • Cengiz Isik
  • Yusuf Aksoy
  • Aykut Ozdemir
  • Dilek Toprak
  • Nurhan Dogan
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The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for low back pain (LBP) in a sample of Turkish population among adults living in the Afyon region, Turkey.
Methods: A field screening investigation was performed in a total of 75 areas including the city center, 18 districts, and 57 associated small municipalities. Adequate samplesize was determined as 1,990 and a total of 2,035 individuals (1,194 females, 841 males) were enrolled. Participants were inquired about age, occupation, sex, height, weight, history of LBP, hypertension, diabetes, and smoking. Depression symptoms were evaluated using the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised.
Results: The prevalence of lifetime LBP was 51%, and the prevalence of chronic LBP was 13.1%. Overall, 63.2% of women and 33.8% of men had LBP at least once in their lives (p=0.001). With regard to occupation, the highest incidence of LBP was seen in housewives (64.2%; p=0.0001), whose age and body mass index (BMI) were also higher compared to employed women. Depression (p=0.016) and increased BMI (p=0.000) were found to increase the risk for LBP, whereas smoking, hypertension, or diabetes were not correlated with the prevalence of LBP. Poverty was found to be the leading cause (39.7%) for not presenting to a physician.
Conclusion: Among risk factors reported for LBP, many are also effective in Turkish population. Special attention should be given to the education of housewives in terms of low back protection, healthy nutrition, and family planning. Poverty seems to be a significant barrier to patient presentation to physicians, requiring extended social security coverage.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Levent Altinel This is me

Kamil Kose This is me

Volkan Ergan This is me

Cengiz Isik This is me

Yusuf Aksoy This is me

Aykut Ozdemir This is me

Dilek Toprak This is me

Nurhan Dogan This is me

Publication Date

January 19, 2009

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 5

APA
Altinel, L., Kose, K., Ergan, V., Isik, C., Aksoy, Y., Ozdemir, A., Toprak, D., & Dogan, N. (2009). The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(5), 328-333. https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE
AMA
1.Altinel L, Kose K, Ergan V, et al. The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42(5):328-333. https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE
Chicago
Altinel, Levent, Kamil Kose, Volkan Ergan, et al. 2009. “The Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Risk Factors Among Adult Population in Afyon Region, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 (5): 328-33. https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE.
EndNote
Altinel L, Kose K, Ergan V, Isik C, Aksoy Y, Ozdemir A, Toprak D, Dogan N (January 1, 2009) The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 5 328–333.
IEEE
[1]L. Altinel et al., “The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 328–333, Jan. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE
ISNAD
Altinel, Levent - Kose, Kamil - Ergan, Volkan - Isik, Cengiz - Aksoy, Yusuf - Ozdemir, Aykut - Toprak, Dilek - Dogan, Nurhan. “The Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Risk Factors Among Adult Population in Afyon Region, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/5 (January 1, 2009): 328-333. https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE.
JAMA
1.Altinel L, Kose K, Ergan V, Isik C, Aksoy Y, Ozdemir A, Toprak D, Dogan N. The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42:328–333.
MLA
Altinel, Levent, et al. “The Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Risk Factors Among Adult Population in Afyon Region, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, Jan. 2009, pp. 328-33, https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE.
Vancouver
1.Levent Altinel, Kamil Kose, Volkan Ergan, Cengiz Isik, Yusuf Aksoy, Aykut Ozdemir, Dilek Toprak, Nurhan Dogan. The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Jan. 1;42(5):328-33. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE