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

Cilt: 42 Sayı: 5 19 Ocak 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.

Keywords

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Levent Altinel Bu kişi benim

Kamil Kose Bu kişi benim

Volkan Ergan Bu kişi benim

Cengiz Isik Bu kişi benim

Yusuf Aksoy Bu kişi benim

Aykut Ozdemir Bu kişi benim

Dilek Toprak Bu kişi benim

Nurhan Dogan Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

19 Ocak 2009

Gönderilme Tarihi

7 Mart 2014

Kabul Tarihi

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2008 Cilt: 42 Sayı: 5

Kaynak Göster

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, vd. 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, vd. 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 (01 Ocak 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 vd., “The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 42, sy 5, ss. 328–333, Oca. 2009, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: 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 (01 Ocak 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, vd. “The prevalence of low back pain and risk factors among adult population in Afyon region, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 42, sy 5, Ocak 2009, ss. 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]. 01 Ocak 2009;42(5):328-33. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA49XU35NE