TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of low back pain onset in a prospective British study
AU - Power, C.
AU - Frank, J.
AU - Hertzman, C.
AU - Schierhout, G.
AU - Li, L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001/10/10
Y1 - 2001/10/10
N2 - Objectives. This study examined predictors of low back pain onset in a British birth cohort. Methods. Univariate and multivariate analyses focused on individuals who experienced onset of low back pain at 32 to 33 years of age (n=571) and individuals who were pain free (n=5210). Participants were members of the 1958 British birth cohort. Results. Incident pain was elevated among those with psychological distress at 23 years of age (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=2.52, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.65, 3.86) and among persistent moderate or heavy smokers (adjusted OR=1.63, 95% CI=1.23, 2.17). Significant univariate associations involving other factors (e.g., social class, childhood emotional status, body mass index, job satisfaction) did not persist in multivariate analyses. Conclusions. This prospectively studied cohort provides evidence that psychological distress more than doubles later risk of low back pain, with smoking having a modest independent effect. Other prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings before implications for low back pain prevention can be assessed.
AB - Objectives. This study examined predictors of low back pain onset in a British birth cohort. Methods. Univariate and multivariate analyses focused on individuals who experienced onset of low back pain at 32 to 33 years of age (n=571) and individuals who were pain free (n=5210). Participants were members of the 1958 British birth cohort. Results. Incident pain was elevated among those with psychological distress at 23 years of age (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=2.52, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.65, 3.86) and among persistent moderate or heavy smokers (adjusted OR=1.63, 95% CI=1.23, 2.17). Significant univariate associations involving other factors (e.g., social class, childhood emotional status, body mass index, job satisfaction) did not persist in multivariate analyses. Conclusions. This prospectively studied cohort provides evidence that psychological distress more than doubles later risk of low back pain, with smoking having a modest independent effect. Other prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings before implications for low back pain prevention can be assessed.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.91.10.1671
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.91.10.1671
M3 - Article
C2 - 11574334
AN - SCOPUS:0034807503
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 91
SP - 1671
EP - 1678
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 10
ER -