RT Journal Article
T1 Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risks in School-Age Children
A1 De Souza Santos, Elisiane
A1 Bernardes, João Marcos
A1 Noll, Matias
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Dias, Adriano
K1 Educación
K1 Antropología
K1 Medicina
AB Background: Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent in children and adolescents, while psychosocial, anthropometric, developmental, and lifestyle factors have been associated. However, the evidence is in- consistent from a biological point of view, so identifying predictors of LBP in the 6–12 years children through physical examination should be appropriate. Aims: To estimate the prevalence of LBP and associated factors in schoolchildren in a Brazilian population. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Three schools in Botucatu, Brazil. Participants/Subjects: 377 students from 6-12 years. Methods: Data collection consisted of questions regarding personal history, socioeconomic and anthropo- metric information, kinesiologic evaluation with anthropometry, lumbar biophotogrammetry, and back- pack weight and use. Descriptive analyses were performed, and simple and multiple logistic regression models were used for risk factors. Results: The prevalence of LBP was 27.32% (confidence interval [CI] 95% = 23.07-32.03). The mean age was 8.85 years ( ±1.83) in the group with LBP and 8 years ( ±1.76) in the group without LBP ( p = .006). Variables such as backpack weight (odds ratio [OR] = 1.45, CI 95% = 1.018-2.064) and exceeding 3 hours per day in front of the television (OR = 7.97, CI 95% = 1.957-32.515) increased the chance of LBP in these students. Conclusion: LBP is prevalent in younger schoolchildren, and the factors associated with this outcome can be effectively addressed through the promotion of health measures. LBP in schoolchildren is a muscu- loskeletal discomfort that negatively affects the quality of life of these individuals and persists in adult- hood.
YR 2021
FD 2021-01-31
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20499
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20499
LA eng
NO Santos, E. S., Bernardes, J. M., Noll, M., Gómez-Salgado, J., Ruiz-Frutos, C., & Dias, A. (2021). Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risks in School-Age Children. Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses, 22(4), 459–464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2021.01.017
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 13 jul 2026