Alhalabi Mohammad Salem, Alhaleeb Hassan, Madani Sarah
Department of Neuroscience, Head of Integrated Neuroscience Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Neurology, University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria.
Avicenna J Med. 2015 Oct-Dec;5(4):110-6. doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.165123.
We aimed to identify risk factors associated with chronic low back pain (C-LBP) in Syria.
We conducted the study in a busy outpatient neurology clinic in Damascus city from October 2011 to August 2012. We enrolled all eligible adults presenting with C-LBP along with those who denied any back pain as a controls. We considered C-LBP any LBP lasting over 3 months. We developed our own questionnaire. A clinical nurse interviewed each person and filled in the results.
We had a total of 911 subjects; 513 patients and 398 controls. We found that C-LBP increased with age. Having a sibling with C-LBP was a strong predictor of C-LBP. In women obesity, but not overweight, was a risk factor. Number of children was a risk factor for mothers. Higher level of education decreased the chance of C-LBP in women. Sedentary job increased the risk of C-LBP.
This study sheds some light on risk factors for C-LBP in our population and might help find possible preventive measures.
我们旨在确定叙利亚慢性下腰痛(C-LBP)的相关危险因素。
2011年10月至2012年8月,我们在大马士革市一家繁忙的门诊神经科诊所开展了这项研究。我们纳入了所有符合条件的患有C-LBP的成年人以及那些否认有任何背痛的人作为对照。我们将持续超过3个月的任何下腰痛视为C-LBP。我们编制了自己的问卷。一名临床护士对每个人进行访谈并填写结果。
我们共有911名受试者;513名患者和398名对照。我们发现C-LBP随年龄增长而增加。有患C-LBP的兄弟姐妹是C-LBP的一个强有力的预测因素。在女性中,肥胖而非超重是一个危险因素。孩子数量是母亲患C-LBP的一个危险因素。较高的教育水平降低了女性患C-LBP的几率。久坐的工作增加了患C-LBP的风险。
这项研究揭示了我们人群中C-LBP的危险因素,可能有助于找到可能的预防措施。