title: Back pain in school children. A study among 1178 pupils.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of back pain in school children and the role of several contributing factors; 1178 school children of both sexes answered a previously validated questionnaire. The cumulative prevalence of back pain was 51.2%. Lumbar and leg pain, and thoracic pain were more common. After multivariate analysis, five qualitative variables were correlated with back pain with a statistical, significant positive correlation with age, previous back injury, volley-ball, female sex and time spent watching television.
authors: Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Grenoble, France.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Troussier
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Davoine
authors: R
authors: R
authors: de Gaudemaris
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Fauconnier
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Phelip
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires