Low back pain precedes the development of new knee pain in the elderly population; a novel predictive score from a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the association between knee pain and risk factors including low back pain and to develop a score to predict new knee pain in an older population, using population-based longitudinal cohort data.

Methods

We collected a questionnaire on self-reported knee pain and demographic data in a systematic manner from community residents aged ≥ 50 years twice, at baseline, and after 5 years. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the association between knee pain and risk factors and to build a predictive model that would enable calculation of the risk of the development of knee pain within 5 years. The model is presented in the form of score charts.

Results

A total of 5932 residents aged ≥ 50 years from the cohort of 97

SUBMITTER: Ito H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466785 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature