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Back pain among farmers in a northern area of China.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for low back pain in the Chinese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal disorders and pain in agricultural workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2024Pooled it
- The Global Spine Care Initiative: a systematic review of individual and community-based burden of spinal disorders in rural populations in low- and middle-income communities.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Pooled it
- Gender in occupational health research of farmworkers: a systematic review.American journal of industrial medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Psychosocial risks faced by olive workers in Spain: evaluated using the 'Mini Psychosocial Factors' questionnaire.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026Article
- Housing cost burden, homeownership, and self-rated health among migrant workers in Chinese cities: The confounding effect of residence duration.Cities (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Risk factors associated with pain among community adults in Northwest China.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Increased low back pain prevalence in females than in males after menopause age: evidences based on synthetic literature review.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2016Article
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designThis was a population-based survey conducted in 2008 in a northern area of China.
objectiveTo investigate back pain prevalence and to examine the associations between potential risk factors and back pain among Chinese farmers. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Few studies have investigated back pain and its associated risk factors among farmers in low-income and developing nations.
methodsFarmers ages 15 years and older were chosen from 800 families in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China using cluster sampling methods. Complete survey data were obtained from 2045 farmers. The prevalence of self-reported back pain during the previous 3 months was reported. Associations between back pain and potential risk factors, which included age, gender, education levels, perceived stress, main farm activities, smoking, and drinking status, were examined in logistic regression models.
resultsA total of 786 (38.4%) farmers reported back pain. Two-thirds of those with back pain (66.0%) reported that back pain affected work quantity and quality. The adjusted odds ratios of reporting back pain increased with advancing age. Females and farmers who experienced stress regularly were also more likely to report back pain.
conclusionBack pain is a common problem among Chinese farmers and is reported more frequently by females. Significant positive associations of gender, age, and perceived stress with back pain warrant additional study.
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