The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey
Abstract
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
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Kamil Kose
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Volkan Ergan
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Cengiz Isik
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Yusuf Aksoy
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Aykut Ozdemir
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Dilek Toprak
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Nurhan Dogan
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Publication Date
January 19, 2009
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 5