The association between obesity and back pain in nine countries: a cross-sectional study.

The association between obesity and back pain has mainly been studied in high-income settings with inconclusive results, and data from older populations and developing countries are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess this association in nine countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin Amer...

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Authors: Koyanagi A, Stickley A, Garin N, Miret M, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Leonardi M, Koskinen S, Galas A, Haro JM
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repository:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p7566
Online Access:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=7566
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25886589/
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Obesity
Back pain
Older population
Multi-country study
Developing country
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Summary:The association between obesity and back pain has mainly been studied in high-income settings with inconclusive results, and data from older populations and developing countries are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess this association in nine countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America among older adults using nationally-representative data.

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