The burden of low back pain in Brazil: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence and burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are growing around the world, and low back pain (LBP) is the most significant of the five defined MSK disorders in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. LBP has been the leading cause of non-fatal health loss for the last three decades. The objective of this study is to describe the current status and trends of the burden due to LBP in Brazil based on information drawn from the GBD 2017 study.

Methods

We estimated prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) for LBP by Brazilian federative units, sex, age group, and age-standardized between 1990 and 2017 and conducted a decomposition analysis of changes in age- and sex-specific YLD rates attributable to total population growth and population ag

SUBMITTER: de David CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526352 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature