ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2025
Age-related prevalence of radiographic lumbar spondylolisthesis and its associations with low back pain, walking speed, and muscle index: findings from the second survey of the ROAD study.
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- Sarcopenia is associated with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis but does not compromise surgical outcomes: a retrospective study in Japan.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Modifiable Global Risk Factors for Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Uniportal endoscopic decompression without fusion for grade II-III degenerative spondylolisthesis in the elderly: a case series.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of lumbar spondylolisthesis (LS) and its association with low back pain, walking speed, grip strength, and muscle mass in the general population.
methodsParticipants included 1551 members of the general population from the 2nd ROAD (Research on Osteoarthritis/osteoporosis Against Disability) study conducted in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, between 2008 and 2010. Lumbar radiography diagnosed LS when the slip was ≥ 3 mm in the lateral views. Logistic regression analysis (adjusted for sex, age, area, and BMI) assessed the association between LS and low back pain, walking speed, grip strength, and appendicular lean mass.
resultsComplete data from 1522 participants (510 men, 1012 women, mean age 65.7 ± 12.2 years) were analyzed. The prevalence of LS increases with age, with an estimated one in five men aged 80 years or older and one in four women aged 70-79 years affected. Logistic regression showed LS was significantly associated with low back pain (OR: 1.36, CI: 1.03-1.80). Walking speed, grip strength, and appendicular lean mass were not significantly associated with LS. The prevalence of LS at any level was 17.4% in the total sample, 13.3% in men, and 19.5% in women (P = 0.005).
conclusionLS was prevalent in 17.4% of the general population, with a higher prevalence in women. Patients with LS had more low back pain than those without LS.
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