title: Low back pain and body mass index.
abstract: We have examined the association between body mass index and the prevalence of low back pain in about a quarter of a million male recruits aged 17-18 years at the time of their medical draft examination. Low back pain prevalence is shown to rise with increasing body mass index. This statistically significant association may suggest a role of body weight and height in the pathogenesis of low back pain and supports the previously reported need for education regarding weight reduction as a useful implement in low back pain prevention.
authors.affiliation: Israeli Defence Forces, Medical Corps.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orvieto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nehama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male