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ArticleBMC public health2019

Stable prevalence of chronic back disorders across gender, age, residence, and physical activity in Canadian adults from 2007 to 2014.

Adriana Angarita-Fonseca, Catherine Trask, Tayyab Shah, Brenna Bath

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Article in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Adriana Angarita-FonsecaCommunity Health and Epidemiology Department, University of Saskatchewan, Rm 3247 - E wing - Health Sciences Building, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N-2Z4, Canada. adri.angarita@usask.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-8468
Catherine TraskCanadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA), University of Saskatchewan, Rm 1226 - E wing - Health Sciences Building, 104 Clinic Place, PO Box 23, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N-2Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0799-1735
Tayyab ShahSchool of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan, Suite 3400 - E wing - Health Sciences Building, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N-2Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-7899
Brenna BathSchool of Rehabilitation Science and Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA), University of Saskatchewan, Rm 1340 - E wing - Health Sciences Building, 104 Clinic Place, PO Box 23, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N-2Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-3198
University of Saskatchewan · CASaskatchewan Health Authority · CA

Funding

Canada Research Chairs 228136College of Medicine Graduate Award, University of Saskatchewan NAFounding Chairs Fellowship of the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic back disorders (CBD) are a global health problem and the leading cause of years lived with disability. The present study aims to examine overall and specific trends in CBD in the Canadian population aged 18 to 65 years.

methodsData from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), a cross-sectional study, from 2007 to 2014 (8 cycles) were used to calculate CBD prevalence across gender, age, geographical area (urban/rural and ten provinces and northern territories), and physical activity levels. CBD was defined in the CCHS as having back problems, excluding fibromyalgia and arthritis, which have lasted or are expected to last six months or more and that have been diagnosed by a health professional. Prevalence of CBD using survey weights and associated 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated yearly using balanced repeated replications technique. Trend tests were calculated using joinpoint regressions; ArcGIS software was used for mapping.

resultsAge-standardized CBD prevalence in 2007 and 2014 were 18.9% (95% CI = 18.4;19.5) and 17.8% (95% CI = 17.2,18.4), respectively. CBD prevalence was consistently higher in women, older age groups, rural dwellers, and people classified as inactive. Crude and age-standardized CBD prevalence decreased faster in people classified as physically active compared to those who were inactive (p < 0.006). Although CBD slightly decreased over time, no statistically significant trends were found overall or by gender, area of residence, province or level of physical activity. The prevalence of CBD remained consistently high in the province of Nova Scotia, and consistently low in the province of Quebec over the eight CCHS cycles.

conclusionDespite prevention efforts, such as the Canadian back pain mass media campaign, CBD prevalence has remained stable between 2007 and 2014. Tailored prevention and management of CBD should consider gender, age, and geographical differences. Further longitudinal studies could elucidate the temporal relationship between potentially modifiable risk factors such as physical activity and CBD.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAge DistributionBack PainCanadaChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFemaleHealth SurveysHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNova ScotiaBack painEpidemiologyJoinpointRegression analysisSpineTrends

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