Causes of nonspecific changes in college students: Investigation and research on risk factors for nonspecific low back pain / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

【Objective】 To investigate the risk factors for non-specific low back pain (NLBP) in students of science and engineering colleges and universities so as to provide evidence for the prevention and treatment of NLBP in Chinese college students. 【Methods】 A total of 1200 samples were randomly selected from the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year in science and engineering colleges, and a cross-sectional study was conducted by means of a questionnaire survey. According to the results of the prevalence survey, all the patients surveyed were taken as the case group, while the non-NLBP patients who matched in the same class, age and sex were selected as the control group. Binary logistic regression was used to screen risk factors for NLBP. 【Results】 Univariate analysis showed that the two groups differed significantly in the duration of daily continuous use of the computer, desk satisfaction, and pressure from life or study (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis found that the risk of developing NLBP was increased in those with longer duration of continuous use of the computer every day than those with shorter duration (OR=1.187, 95% CI 1.082-1.303). 【Conclusion】 Duration of daily continuous use of the computer is an influencing factor in NLBP patients. Reducing the time of daily continuous use of the computer plays an important role in the prevention of NLBP.