Disability burden due to musculoskeletal conditions and low back pain in Australia: findings from GBD 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To report the national prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs) and attributable risk factors for all musculoskeletal conditions and separately for low back pain (LBP), as well as compare the disability burden related to musculoskeletal with other health conditions in Australia in 2019.

Methods

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 study meta-data on all musculoskeletal conditions and LBP specifically were accessed and aggregated. Counts and age-standardised rates, for both sexes and across all ages, for prevalence, YLDs and attributable risk factors are reported.

Results

In 2019, musculoskeletal conditions were estimated to be the leading cause of YLDs in Australia (20.1%). There were 7,219,894.5 (95% UI: 6,847,113-7,616,567) prevalent cases of musculo

SUBMITTER: de Luca K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature