Laslett M, Crothers C, Beattie P, Cregten L, Moses A
Department of Sociology, University of Auckland.
N Z Med J. 1991 Oct 9;104(921):424-6.
The frequency, incidence and severity of low back pain was assessed by a random telephone survey of 314 urban New Zealanders. Relationships between the severity and frequency of low back pain and referred lower extremity pain and other variables such as occupation, recreation, age, sex and predominant working posture was analysed. Point incidence was 17.5%, weekly incidence 33.4%, yearly incidence 63.7% and total incidence 79%. Some 28.3% get frequent minor episodes and 6.4% get frequent severe episodes of low back pain. Nearly 50% suffer the initial episode before the age of 30 years. Of those suffering low back pain within the last seven days, 14.3% experience reference below the knee and the total incidence of below knee pain was 13.7%. Over half (51.6%) have pain that has lasted seven days or less, but a third have had pain for longer than seven weeks. No correlation between the incidence of low back pain and referred pain and occupational posture was found. In conclusion, this telephone survey established that the incidence of low back pain in New Zealand is similar to that reported in overseas studies. The survey could not establish differences in low back pain characteristics across different social groupings, nor could a relationship between occupational posture and low back pain be established.
通过对314名新西兰城市居民进行随机电话调查，评估了腰痛的频率、发病率和严重程度。分析了腰痛的严重程度和频率与下肢牵涉痛以及职业、娱乐、年龄、性别和主要工作姿势等其他变量之间的关系。点发病率为17.5%，周发病率为33.4%，年发病率为63.7%，总发病率为79%。约28.3%的人经常出现轻微发作，6.4%的人经常出现严重的腰痛发作。近50%的人在30岁之前经历过首次发作。在过去七天内患有腰痛的人中，14.3%的人经历过膝以下牵涉痛，膝以下疼痛的总发病率为13.7%。超过一半（51.6%）的人疼痛持续七天或更短时间，但三分之一的人疼痛持续超过七周。未发现腰痛发病率和牵涉痛与职业姿势之间存在相关性。总之，这项电话调查表明，新西兰腰痛的发病率与海外研究报告的相似。该调查未能确定不同社会群体之间腰痛特征的差异，也未能确定职业姿势与腰痛之间的关系。
