title: Low back pain in schoolchildren. An epidemiological study.
abstract: A prospective epidemiological study was conducted to determine the prevalence of backache and the aetiological role of several contributing factors. 1715 schoolchildren of both sexes answered a previously validated questionnaire. Approximately 33% of our sample had already suffered from low back pain (LBP) at some time. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between LBP and age, female sex, time spent watching TV, smoking and competitive sports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balagué
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dutoit
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waldburger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland