Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30848349›Full record

SynthesisRheumatology international2019

Real-world incidence and prevalence of low back pain using routinely collected data.

Francis Fatoye, Tadesse Gebrye, Isaac Odeyemi

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 168 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
168citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
30.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06401499 phase4unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Low Dose Pregabalin and Etoricoxib Combination on Pain in Comparison to Etoricoxib Alone in Patients Suffering From Chronic Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorMuhammad IlyasRan2024 to 2024Enrolled140ConditionsBack Pain Lower Back ChronicArmsetoricoxib 60mg
NCT06709313 phase4active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Does Oral Chromium Withstand Steroid Hyperglycemia in Post-interventional Ultrasound Guided Sacroiliac Joint Injection in Diabetic Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorFayoum UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsSacro Iliac Joint Pain, DiabetesArmsChromium
NCT06989632 completednot on this map

Total Lumbar Disc Prosthesis and Subsequent Work Activity 5 Years After Total Lumbar Disc Replacement

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of ValenciaRan2008 to 2025Enrolled130ConditionsLumbar Disc Degeneration, Lumbar Disc Disease, Sciatica, Lumbar Disc HerniationArmsTotal lumbar disc prosthesis (Baguera®L, Spineart, Switzerland)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

168 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 402 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Pooled it
  5. Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. Pooled it
  8. Pooled it
  9. Pooled it
  10. Trial
  11. Trial
  12. Trial
  13. Trial
  14. Trial
  15. The Direct Effect of Magnetic TapeSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
    Trial
  16. 'Back to Basics': A Self-Administered Survey of Undergraduate Dentists' Prevalence, Impact and Understanding of Lower Back Pain.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
    Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Higher lumbodorsal epimuscular fat associated with recurrent low back pain: an exploratory secondary analysis of cross-sectional MRI data with 1-year follow-up.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 · 2026
    Article

108 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francis FatoyeDepartment of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK. f.fatoye@mmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-7976-2013
Tadesse GebryeDepartment of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK.
Isaac OdeyemiDepartment of Health Professions, Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK.
Manchester Metropolitan University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem among adults of working age population, and its prevalence or incidence increases with increasing in age. The purpose of this review was to examine the real-world prevalence or incidence of LBP. A systematic review of the literature was conducted in accordance to the PRISMA guideline. Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, MEDLINE, SportDiscuss and Scopus electronic databases were searched using specifically developed search strategies to identify studies using patients' electronic medical records published in English up to February 2019. The quality of the included studies was assessed using a tool that consists of ten items addressing a risk of bias. The search yielded 756 published studies, of which 13 were deemed relevant and were included in this review. The included studies reported incidence or prevalence data from Canada, United States of America (USA), Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Israel, and Netherlands. All the included studies were assessed to be methodologically sound (low risk of bias). The prevalence and incidence of LBP ranged from 1.4 to 20.0% and 0.024-7.0%, respectively. Three studies reported that the Odds of LBP in male patient was higher than their female counterparts (odds ratio > 1; range 1.11-17.29). Nine studies identified the risk factors of LBP to be age, sex, and race. The remaining four studies also listed high intensity of physical activity, high spinal load, lifting, bending, and twisting as the risk factors for LBP. The results of this study highlighted there is a substantial difference within studies that estimated the prevalence and incidence of LBP. This finding could inform healthcare policy makers to critically examine the data sources of prevalence and incidence studies; this in return might help for resource allocation to manage the condition.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42017078598, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ .

Indexed as

HumansIncidenceLow Back PainPrevalenceEpidemiologyIncidenceLow back painPrevalenceReal worldRetrospective

Identifiers

PMID30848349
OpenAlexW2920828889

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.