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Low back pain in adolescents and association with sociodemographic factors, electronic devices, physical activity and mental health.
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- Does sedentary behaviour cause spinal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of antidepressants in the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pain management · 2024Pooled it
- Dose-response relationship between daily screen time and the risk of low back pain among children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of 57831 participants.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Screen time and low back pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review of Brazilian studies.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023Pooled it
- Physical activity and low back pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review.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 · 2021Pooled it
- Teaching Back Health in the School Setting: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Factors Among University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Sedentary Behavior and Low Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Prevalence of Low Back Pain in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 124 Studies.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and adolescent health: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Gender-specific differences in smartphone addiction, body image, eating disorders, and physical activity: a cross-sectional investigation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of lower back pain and its associations with lifestyle behaviors among university students in the West Bank, Palestine: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with lower odds of backache in children and adolescents: A multinational analysis over 19 years.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Chronic Back Pain and Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents: Secondary Analysis of the 2001-2019 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Electronic device use and depressive symptoms in college students mediated by sleep onset time.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity on Adolescent Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Adolescents' electronic devices use during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship to anxiety and depression levels: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Focus on the impact of social factors and lifestyle on the disease burden of low back pain: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Prevalence of lower back pain and its associations with lifestyle behaviors among college students in Saudi Arabia.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of low back pain and to analyze the association with the individual, sociodemographic variables, electronic devices, habitual practice of physical activity, and mental health problems.
methodsCross-sectional study with 1,628 students in public schools in the city of Bauru, SP, Brazil. The following data were collected: 1. demographic and socioeconomic aspects; 2. Use of electronic devices; 3. habitual physical activity level (Baecke); 3. mental health (SDQ). 4. low back pain (Nordic Questionnaire). Descriptive analyzes and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were used.
resultsThe overall prevalence of low back pain was 46.7% (95% CI: 44.27 to 49.11); men showed a prevalence of 42.0% (95% CI: 36.63 to 43.41) and women 58.0% (95% CI: 49.73 to 56.51), a statistically significant difference. The variables associated with pain in the low back region were: female gender (PR=1.70), daily TV use for more than 3hours (PR=1.17), use of laptop computer (PR=1.40), use of the cell phone in the supine position (PR=1.23), use of the cell phone in semi-supine position (PR=1.49), daily cell phone use for more than 3hours (PR=1.36), use of tablet (PR=1.67), daily tablet use for more than above 3hours (PR=1.46), and clinically important mental health problems (PR=2.62).
conclusionThere is a high prevalence of low back pain in high school students and striking association with female sex, electronic devices, and mental health problems.
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