ArticleChiropractic & manual therapies2016
The effect of obesity on treatment outcomes for low back pain.
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- Eating to Feel Better: The Role of Comfort Eating in Chronic Pain.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Article
- Factors predicting outcomes from chronic pain management interventions.BMJ medicine · 2025Review
- Effect of Wobble Board Training in the Sitting Position on Pain and Disability Index in Women with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Using Resistance-Band Tests to Evaluate Trunk Muscle Strength in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Test-Retest Reliability Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The mediating role of depressive symptoms among Turkish population related to gender and low back pain: evidence from a national health survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Multi-Dimensional Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain among Underserved African American and Latino Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to estimate the effect of obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), on treatment outcomes for low back pain (LBP).
methodsData from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Friendly Hills Healthcare Network low back pain study (collected from 1995 to 2000) were used to perform a secondary data analysis of this randomized clinical trial on adults who sought care for LBP. BMI was the primary predictor variable. Binary logistic regression modeling was performed to estimate odds ratios adjusted for the effects of confounders.
resultsUsing normal weight as the referent population, underweight and overweight populations did not display significant odds ratios for any of the outcome variables. The obese population demonstrated odds ratios of 0.615 (0.379, 0.998) for improvement of disability and 0.550 (0.341, 0.889) for improvement of most severe back pain.
conclusionThe results of this study support an association between obesity and less effective treatment outcomes whether measured by disability (Roland-Morris scale) or pain (most severe pain NRS). Overweight and underweight populations do not appear to have significantly different outcomes than normal weight populations.
trial registrationThis trial was designed and conducted prior to the advent of registries.
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