Low back pain among office workers in three Spanish-speaking countries: findings from the CUPID study

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• Personal Author:
  Campos-Fumero A ; Coggon D ; Delclos GL ; Douphrate DI ; Felknor, Sarah A. ; Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D ; Serra C ; Vargas-Prada S
• Description:
  Objectives: To assess the differences in the prevalence and incidence of low back pain (LBP) and associated disability among office workers in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Spain. Methods: Data were collected at baseline (n=947, 93% response) in November 2007 and at follow-up after 12 months (n=853, 90% response). Six outcome measures were examined: baseline prevalence of (1) LBP in the past 12 months, (2) LBP in the past month and (3) disabling LBP in the past month; and at follow-up: (4) incidence of new LBP in the past month, (5) new disabling LBP and (6) persistent LBP. Differences in prevalence by country were characterised by ORs with 95% CIs, before and after adjustment for covariates. Results: Prevalence of LBP in the past month among office employees in Costa Rica (46.0%) and Nicaragua (44.2%) was higher than in Spain (33.6%). Incidence of new LBP was 37.0% in Nicaragua (OR=2.49; 95% CI 1.57 to 3.95), 14.9% in Costa Rica (OR=0.74; 95% CI 0.41 to 1.34) and 19.0% in Spain (reference). Incidence of new disabling LBP was higher in Nicaragua (17.2%; OR=2.49; 95% CI 1.43 to 4.34) and Costa Rica (13.6%; OR=1.89; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.48) than Spain (7.7%), while persistence of LBP was higher only in Nicaragua. Conclusions: Prevalence of LBP and disabling LBP was higher in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan office workers than in Spain, but the incidence was higher mainly in Nicaragua. Measured sociodemographic, job-related and health-related variables only partly explained the differences between countries, and further research is needed to explore reasons for the remaining differences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic-characteristics Disabled-workers Injuries Low Back Disorders Low Back Pain Mathematical-models Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Office-workers Pain-tolerance Racial-factors Risk Factors Socioeconomics Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  1353-8047
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  158-164
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048676
• Citation:
  Inj Prev 2017 Jun; 23(3):158-164
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Adriana Campos-Fumero, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ingeniería en Seguridad Laboral e Higiene Ambiental, Apartado Cartago 159-7050, Costa Rica
• Email:
  acampos@itcr.ac.cr
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Injury Prevention
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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