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A 35-Year Trend Analysis for Back Pain in Austria: The Role of Obesity

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  • Franziska Großschädl
  • Wolfgang Freidl
  • Éva Rásky
  • Nathalie Burkert
  • Johanna Muckenhuber
  • Willibald J Stronegger

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Background: The prevalence of back pain is constantly increasing and a public health problem of high priority. In Austria there is a lack of empirical evidence for the development of back pain and its related factors. The present study aims to investigate trends in the prevalence of back pain across different subpopulations (sex, age, obesity). Methods: A secondary data analysis based on five nationally representative cross-sectional health surveys (1973–2007) was carried out. Face-to-face interviews were conducted in private homes in Austria. Subjects aged 20 years and older were included in the study sample (n = 178,818). Obesity was defined as BMI≥30 kg/m2 and adjusted for self-report bias. Back pain was measured as the self-reported presence of the disorder. Results: The age-standardized prevalence of back pain was 32.9% in 2007; it was higher among women than men (p

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  • Franziska Großschädl & Wolfgang Freidl & Éva Rásky & Nathalie Burkert & Johanna Muckenhuber & Willibald J Stronegger, 2014. "A 35-Year Trend Analysis for Back Pain in Austria: The Role of Obesity," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(9), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0107436
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107436
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