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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Autores: Koyanagi A, Stickley A, Garin N, Miret M, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Leonardi M, Koskinen S, Galas A, Haro JM
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositorio:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p7566
Acceso en línea:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=7566
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25886589/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Obesity
Back pain
Older population
Multi-country study
Developing country
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Sumario: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.