Prevalence and predictors of low back pain among the Iranian population: Results from the Persian cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Low back pain (LBP) is a common health condition in populations. Limited large-scale population-based studies evaluated the prevalence and predictors of LBP in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with LBP among the Iranian population.

Methods

We used baseline information from the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in Iran (PERSIAN), including individuals from 16 provinces of Iran. LBP was defined as the history of back pain interfering with daily activities for more than one week during an individual's lifetime. Various factors hypothesized to affect LBP, such as age, sex, marital status, educational status, ethnicity, living area, employment status, history of smoking, body mass index (

SUBMITTER: Ghafouri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature