Height loss but not body composition is related to low back pain in community-dwelling elderlies: Shimane CoHRE study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in the elderly Japanese population. Although previous studies showed that height loss was associated with LBP, it remains unclear whether LBP is associated with body composition. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether body composition and physical characteristics, including height loss, were associated with LBP.

Methods

The present study is retrospectively registered, and the participants were 2212 community-dwelling Japanese people aged over 60 years who participated in the Shimane CoHRE study in 2016. We investigated the presence of LBP, body composition parameters (muscle, fat, body weight, and bone mass), physical characteristics (body height and height loss), chronic diseases, history of fall, s

SUBMITTER: Endo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6511157 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature