School of Public Health, Shandong University, 44 WenhuaXi Road, Jinan 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
People's Hospital of Rizhao, 126 Tai'an Road, Rizhao 276826, Shandong, P.R. China.
Occup Med (Lond). 2017 Jun 1;67(4):290-295. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqx041.
Low back pain (LBP) is a common occupational problem for drivers all over the world. However, few epidemiological studies have investigated LBP among taxi drivers.
To investigate the prevalence of LBP and associated work-related factors among Chinese taxi drivers.
A cross-sectional survey was administered to all participants. Using cluster sampling, questionnaires were collected from taxi drivers of three major taxi companies in Jinan, China. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to estimate the odd ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) among participants.
A total of 800 taxi drivers were invited to take part, with a participation rate of 90%. The 1-year period prevalence of LBP was 54%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that longer daily driving duration (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.9-5.9), night shifts (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-3.1) and increasing work years as a taxi driver (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.2-2.5) were associated with increased risk of reporting LBP; while increased rest days per month (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7-0.9), longer sleep duration (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.5-0.9) and more physical activity (OR 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.8) were significantly associated with decreased risk of reporting LBP.
The prevalence of LBP among professional taxi drivers in China was associated with a number of occupational features.
下背痛（LBP）是全世界驾驶员常见的职业问题。然而，很少有流行病学研究调查过出租车司机的 LBP。
调查中国出租车司机中 LBP 的患病率及相关职业因素。
采用横断面调查方法，对来自中国济南三大出租车公司的出租车司机进行整群抽样问卷调查。采用单因素和多因素 logistic 回归分析来估计参与者之间的比值比（OR）和 95％置信区间（CI）。
共邀请了 800 名出租车司机参加，参与率为 90％。1 年期间 LBP 的患病率为 54％。多因素 logistic 回归分析显示，每日驾驶时间较长（OR 3.3，95％CI 1.9-5.9）、上夜班（OR 1.9，95％CI 1.2-3.1）和作为出租车司机的工作年限增加（OR 1.7，95％CI 1.2-2.5）与报告 LBP 的风险增加相关；而每月休息天数增加（OR 0.8，95％CI 0.7-0.9）、睡眠时间延长（OR 0.7，95％CI 0.5-0.9）和更多的身体活动（OR 0.5，95％CI 0.3-0.8）与报告 LBP 的风险降低显著相关。
中国专业出租车司机的 LBP 患病率与一些职业特征有关。
