Ilic Irena, Milicic Vesna, Grujicic Sandra, Zivanovic Macuzic Ivana, Kocic Sanja, Ilic Milena D
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
PeerJ. 2021 Mar 8;9:e11055. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11055. eCollection 2021.
Low back pain (LBP) is a serious health problem among medical students. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors for LBP among Serbian medical students.
A cross-sectional study was performed among medical students at one University in Serbia. Data was collected by a self-reported questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with LBP; results from the analyses were expressed as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
The study sample comprised 499 medical students, giving a response rate of 92.9%. The mean age of the participants was 22.0 ± 2.2 years (range 18-34). Overall, 20.8% (104/499) of medical students had LBP at the time of study. Cigarette smoking (OR = 2.5, 95% CI [1.5-4.2], = 0.001), stress during classes (OR = 1.8, 95% CI [1.1-3.0], = 0.039), incorrect sleeping position (OR = 1.9, 95% CI [1.2-3.1], = 0.006) and family history of LBP (OR = 1.6, 95% CI [1.1-2.7], = 0.047) were independently associated with high prevalence of LBP at the time of the study.
LBP is a highly prevalent health problem in medical students in Serbia. The association between LBP and cigarette smoking, stress during classes, incorrect sleeping position and LBP in family history has been observed in medical students.
下背痛(LBP)是医学生中一个严重的健康问题。我们旨在调查塞尔维亚医学生中LBP的患病率及相关因素。
在塞尔维亚一所大学的医学生中进行了一项横断面研究。数据通过自我报告问卷收集。采用逻辑回归确定与LBP相关的因素;分析结果以比值比(OR)及95%置信区间(CI)表示。
研究样本包括499名医学生,应答率为92.9%。参与者的平均年龄为22.0±2.2岁(范围18 - 34岁)。总体而言,20.8%(104/499)的医学生在研究时患有LBP。吸烟(OR = 2.5,95% CI [1.5 - 4.2],P = 0.001)、上课期间的压力(OR = 1.8,95% CI [1.1 - 3.0],P = 0.039)、不正确的睡眠姿势(OR = 1.9,95% CI [1.2 - 3.1],P = 0.006)以及LBP家族史(OR = 1.6,95% CI [1.1 - 2.7],P = 0.047)与研究时LBP的高患病率独立相关。
LBP是塞尔维亚医学生中高度普遍的健康问题。在医学生中观察到LBP与吸烟、上课期间的压力、不正确的睡眠姿势以及LBP家族史之间的关联。