Author:

• Rodrigo Dalke Meucci - Meucci, Rodrigo Dalke - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - <rodrigodalke@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-3850

Co-author(s):

• Angélica Ozório Linhares - Linhares, A. O - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde - <angelicaozorio@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3526-9427
• Daniel Wenceslau Votto Olmedo - Olmedo, Daniel Wenceslau Votto - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - <danielvotto@superig.com.br>
• Ewerton Luiz Porto Cousin Sobrinho - Porto Cousin Sobrinho, Ewerton Luiz - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - <ewertoncousin@hotmail.com>
• Vlanice Madruga Duarte - Duarte, Vlanice Madruga - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública - <vlanicemadruga@gmail.com>
• Juraci Cesar - Cesar, J - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Faculdade de Medicina - <juraci.a.cesar@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-0486

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Objectives: to assess low back pain prevalence and associated factors in the last 12 months among adolescents in a municipality in the south of the state of Piauí.
Methods: this was a cross-sectional study which included 1112 adolescents aged 13-19 in the municipality of Caracol, PI. Demographic, socio-economic, nutritional, behavioural and comorbidty characteristics were investigated. The outcome was the occurrence of low back pain (LBP) in the last 12 months. The outcome prevalence was calculated according to independent variables. Among adolescents with LBP in the last 12 months, it was calculated the proportion of individuals with chronic LBP. It was used crude and adjusted Poisson regression to estimate prevalence ratio in the associated factors analysis.
Results: LBP prevalence in the last 12 months was 32.9%. According to the adjusted analysis, being female (PR=1.75; 95%CI:1.45-2.10), being aged 18-19 (PR=1.27; 95%CI:1.01-1.62), having higher income (PR=1.33; 95%CI:1.06-1.67), having a job (PR 1.25 95%CI:1.02-1.53) and having minor psychiatric disorders (PR 1.51 95%CI: 1.25-1.82) remained associated with LBP in the last 12 months.
Conclusions: this study found high LBP prevalence among adolescents in a poor municipality in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil.

Keywords:

Low back painBack painChronic low back painAdolescenceEpidemiologyPrevalence

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