Prevalence of non-specific chronic low-back pain and risk factors among male soldiers in Saudi Arabia

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Mohammad Sidiq¹  Wadha Alenazi¹  Faizan Z. Kashoo³  Mohammad Qasim¹  Marisia Paz Lopez¹  Mehrunnisha Ahmad⁴  Suresh Mani⁵  Mohammad Abu Shaphe⁶  Omaymah Khodairi⁷  Abdulqader Almutairi⁷  Shabir Ahmad Mir⁸ 

[1] Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Northern Area Armed Force Hospital;Faculty of Physiotherapy, Madhav University;Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Mjamaah University;Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University;Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University;College of Applied Medical Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, Jazan University;Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical science, Jazan University;Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University

关键词: Backache;    Prevalence;    Soldiers;    Military;    Risk factors;    Musculoskeletal disorders;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.12249

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundNon-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder affecting health and work among the military population. NSCLBP is a complex disorder with several risk factors contributing to its occurrence. Therefore, the objective of our study was to estimate the prevalence and contribution of risk factors towards NSCLBP among male soldiers in Saudi Arabia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2020 to January 2021 among the military personnel at Hafar Al-Batin military base, Saudi Arabia. The entire population (n = 62, 000) at the military base were invited to participate in the study. The participants were invited to participate in the study either through direct referral from in-patient and out-patient departments of the military hospital or by invitation through pamphlets, email, and advertisement across the offices and residential areas. Soldiers reporting lower back pain for at least 12 weeks were screened for inclusion criteria at the physical therapy department of the military hospital. Inclusion criteria included pain or discomfort originating from the lower back without any known spinal diseases. Participants with a systemic inflammatory disorder, trauma, neurological symptoms, and recent spinal surgery were excluded. All eligible participants were assessed for demographic variables and risk factors and complete the Rolland Morris Disability Questionnaire and WHO-Five Well-Being Index.ResultsThis study identified a 46.3% prevalence of pain originating from the spine with a 2.7% prevalence of NSCLBP. Spearman’s rho correlation between the severity of disability due to NSCLBP was strongly associated with age (rs = 0.834, p < 0.01), quality of sleep (rs = 0.790, p < 0.01), body mass index (BMI) (rs = 0.617, p < 0.01), smoking (rs = 0.520, p < 0.01), co-morbidity (rs = 0.357, p < 0.01), but not with the level of physical activity (rs = 0.044, p = 0.07).ConclusionThere was a high prevalence of pain originating from the spine among male Saudi soldiers with a relatively low prevalence of NSCLBP. However, the prevalence of disability due to NSCLBP was strongly associated with age, sleep quality, BMI, smoking habit, and co-morbidity.

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