Ghaffari Mostafa, Alipour Akbar, Jensen Irene, Farshad Ali Asghar, Vingard Eva
Karolinska Institute-Public Health, PO Box 12718, Stockholm 112 94, Stockholm, Sweden.
Occup Med (Lond). 2006 Oct;56(7):455-60. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kql062. Epub 2006 Jul 12.
Most epidemiological data concerning low back pain (LBP) are from high-income countries and there is very little information about LBP in the working population in developing countries.
To determine the prevalence of LBP in Iranian industrial workers. To explore associations between LBP and physical and psychosocial factors at work, as well as lifestyle factors.
Cross-sectional study of the largest car-manufacturing group in Iran. The prevalence of LBP, work exposures and lifestyle factors were recorded using the standardized Nordic questionnaire for analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Demographic data and lifestyle factors (age, sex, education, weight, work experience, smoking and fitness training) were also collected.
Of the 18,031 employees, 78% participated. The majority of subjects in this study population were young males (<30 years) and a small proportion was female (4%). The 1-year prevalence of self-reported LBP in this Iranian industrial population was 21% (20% males and 27% females). The prevalence rate of absence due to LBP was 5% per annum. The multiple logistic regression models indicated that the following remained risk indicators for LBP in the previous 12 months: increasing age, no regular exercise, heavy lifting, repetitive work and monotonous work.
LPB is a common problem in the working population even in a developing country. Age and gender as well as certain work-related physical and psychosocial factors influenced the prevalence of LBP but the differences between different categories of workers were small.
大多数关于腰痛（LBP）的流行病学数据来自高收入国家，而关于发展中国家劳动人口中腰痛的信息非常少。
确定伊朗产业工人中腰痛的患病率。探讨腰痛与工作中的身体和心理社会因素以及生活方式因素之间的关联。
对伊朗最大的汽车制造集团进行横断面研究。使用标准化的北欧问卷记录腰痛、工作暴露和生活方式因素，以分析肌肉骨骼症状。还收集了人口统计学数据和生活方式因素（年龄、性别、教育程度、体重、工作经验、吸烟和健身训练）。
18031名员工中，78%参与了研究。该研究人群中的大多数受试者为年轻男性（<30岁），女性比例较小（4%）。在这个伊朗产业人群中，自我报告的腰痛1年患病率为21%（男性为20%，女性为27%）。因腰痛缺勤的患病率为每年5%。多元逻辑回归模型表明，在过去12个月中，以下因素仍然是腰痛的风险指标：年龄增长、无规律运动、重物搬运、重复性工作和单调工作。
即使在发展中国家，腰痛在劳动人口中也是一个常见问题。年龄、性别以及某些与工作相关的身体和心理社会因素影响了腰痛的患病率，但不同类别工人之间的差异较小。
