Back pain in school children. A study among 1178 pupils.
Open Access
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Vol. 26 (3) , 143-146
- https://doi.org/10.2340/165019771994263143146
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of back pain in school children and the role of several contributing factors; 1178 school children of both sexes answered a previously validated questionnaire. The cumulative prevalence of back pain was 51.2%. Lumbar and leg pain, and thoracic pain were more common. After multivariate analysis, five qualitative variables were correlated with back pain with a statistical, significant positive correlation with age, previous back injury, volley-ball, female sex and time spent watching television.Keywords
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