Faruk Mohammad Omar, Begum Najma, Hossain Kabir, Rahman Md Rakib, Rahman Md Sahidur, Hossain Sorif
Department of Statistics Noakhali Science and Technology University Noakhali Bangladesh.
Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation Deakin University Waurn Ponds Australia.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 10;8(8):e71151. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.71151. eCollection 2025 Aug.
Low back pain (LBP) is a chronic health condition that reduces quality of life and imposes a burden on individuals, societies, and governments. It is a leading cause of physical disabilities and musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for LBP and associated physical disabilities.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among 396 patients at the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) between April and August 2023. This study collected data on sociodemographic, occupational, and lifestyle-related factors, along with the severity of LBP, which was rated using a Likert scale (0-10). The severity of pain was categorized into four groups based on disability levels: low disability with low intensity, low disability with high intensity, high disability with moderately limiting intensity, and high disability with severely limiting intensity. Descriptive analysis was conducted to summarize background characteristics, and test used to examine the association between independent variables and LBP. Multinomial logistic regression used to identify significant risk factors for LBP. All analyses were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Version 25.0 (IBM).
The results showed that factors such as using soft pillows, physical inactivity, using soft leather chairs, and having a job that involves prolonged standing increased the risk of LBP and related disability. Conversely, factors that decrease the risk include younger age, lower education level, being unmarried, being a student, not having diabetes, no history of discomfort while sitting or trauma, absence of leisure time activities (hanging with friends), no job-related stress, and wearing light or medium-weight shoes.
The study found a high prevalence of LBP among participants, and suggested the importance of implementing the necessary health precautions to address the risk factors that are associated with it.
腰痛（LBP）是一种慢性健康状况，会降低生活质量，并给个人、社会和政府带来负担。它是身体残疾和肌肉骨骼疾病的主要原因。本研究旨在确定腰痛及相关身体残疾的风险因素。
本横断面研究于2023年4月至8月在瘫痪康复中心（CRP）对396名患者进行。本研究收集了社会人口统计学、职业和生活方式相关因素的数据，以及使用李克特量表（0-10）评定的腰痛严重程度。根据残疾程度将疼痛严重程度分为四组：低强度低残疾、高强度低残疾、中度限制强度高残疾和严重限制强度高残疾。进行描述性分析以总结背景特征，并使用检验来检查自变量与腰痛之间的关联。使用多项逻辑回归来确定腰痛的显著风险因素。所有分析均使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）25.0版（IBM）进行。
结果表明，使用软枕头、缺乏身体活动、使用软皮椅以及从事需要长时间站立的工作等因素会增加腰痛及相关残疾的风险。相反，降低风险的因素包括年龄较小、教育水平较低、未婚、是学生、没有糖尿病、没有久坐不适或创伤史、没有休闲活动（与朋友闲逛）、没有工作相关压力以及穿轻便或中等重量的鞋子。
该研究发现参与者中腰痛的患病率很高，并建议实施必要的健康预防措施以应对与之相关的风险因素的重要性。
