Fraction and Number of Unemployed Associated with Self-Reported Low Back Pain

A Nation-Wide Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

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ID15469164
AuthorsKimiko Tomioka (0000-0002-9471-6987, Nara Medical University, corresponding author), Teruyo Kitahara (0000-0001-5369-2782, Shiga University of Medical Science), Midori Shima (0000-0002-5922-7061, Nara Medical University), Keigo Saeki (0000-0001-6465-8205, Nara Medical University)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue20
Pages10760-10760
Publication date2021-10-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph182010760
PMID34682501
OpenAlexW3205687316
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

This study examined a cross-sectional association between self-reported low back pain (LBP) and unemployment among working-age people, and estimated the impact of self-reported LBP on unemployment. We used anonymized data from a nationally representative survey (24,854 men and 26,549 women aged 20-64 years). The generalized estimating equations of the multivariable Poisson regression models stratified by gender were used to estimate the adjusted prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for unemployment. The population attributable fraction (PAF) was calculated using Levin's method, with the substitution method for 95% CI estimation. The prevalence of self-reported LBP was 9.0% in men and 11.1% in women. The prevalence of unemployment was 9.3% in men and 31.7% in women. After adjusting for age, socio-economic status, lifestyle habits, and comorbidities, the PR (95% CI) for the unemployment of the LBP group was 1.32 (1.19-1.47) in men and 1.01 (0.96-1.07) in women, compared with the respective non-LBP group. The PAF (95% CI) of unemployment associated with self-reported LBP was 2.8% (1.6%, 4.2%) in men. Because the total population of Japanese men aged 20-64 in 2013 was 36,851 thousand, it was estimated that unemployment in 1037 thousand of the Japanese male working population was LBP-related

Alternative medicine · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Low back pain · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Gerontology

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