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The association between sedentary behavior and low back pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Hosam Alzahrani, Mansour Abdullah Alshehri, Msaad Alzhrani, Yasir S Alshehri, Wesam Saleh A Al Attar

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Synthesis in PeerJ, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Causal relationship between leisure sedentary behaviors and low back pain risk: a Mendelian randomization study.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 · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Hosam AlzahraniDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4383-115X
Mansour Abdullah AlshehriDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0294-9856
Msaad AlzhraniDepartment of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4233-9673
Yasir S AlshehriDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0443-5514
Wesam Saleh A Al AttarDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-4539
Majmaah University · SATaibah University · SATaif University · SAThe University of Queensland · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common musculoskeletal problem globally. While spending a longer time in sedentary behaviors is linked to several health problems; the quantitative association between different amounts of sedentary time and LBP is still unknown. This study aims to systematically review studies that examined the association between sedentary behavior and LBP development and LBP-related outcomes. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis retrieved journal articles published from inception to March 2020 and were obtained by searching bibliographical databases. We included longitudinal study designs, including adult (aged ≥18) individuals with nonspecific LBP, and reporting estimates of the association between sedentary behavior and LBP development and LBP-related outcomes ( Results: Sixteen longitudinal studies with 100,002 participants were included in this review (eight studies included in quantitative syntheses with 83,111 participants). The results of meta-analyses showed that a sedentary time of 3-<6 (Odds ratio (OR) 0.95, 95% CI [0.85-1.07]), 6-8 (OR 0.95, 95% CI [0.88-1.02]), and >8 (OR 0.92, 95% CI [0.85-1.00]) hours per day (h/d) was not associated with LBP development. A sedentary time of ≥3 h/d was associated with poor LBP-related disability (OR 1.24, 95% CI [1.02-1.51]), but not with pain intensity. Conclusion: A meta-analyses of longitudinal studies indicated that sedentary behavior of different durations was not associated with LBP development. However, the results showed that sedentary behavior ≥3 h/d was associated with worse LBP-related disability. These conclusions are tentative as the evidence was derived from mostly fair-quality studies using subjective measures of sedentary behavior. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO (registration number CRD42018107078).

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Low Back PainSedentary BehaviorAdultHumansLongitudinal StudiesPain MeasurementLow back painMeta-analysisRisk factorSedentary behavior

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PMID35391924
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