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Association between Relative Handgrip Strength and Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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  • Sungwoo Choi

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea)

  • Sangun Nah

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea)

  • Haedong Jang

    (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea)

  • Jieun Moon

    (Clinical Trial Center, Department of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea)

  • Sangsoo Han

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon 14584, Korea)

Abstract

Lower back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal complaint and significantly reduces the quality of life. Muscle weakness is a major cause of LBP. Handgrip strength (HGS) is widely used to determine general muscle strength. Relative HGS (RHGS) incorporates body mass and provides a more accurate estimation of muscle strength and health status. We analyzed the data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to investigate the association between RHGS and chronic LBP. We identified 14,930 participants and excluded a total of 9553 participants with age < 50 years, with incomplete LBP information, and with incomplete HGS information. We analyzed the data of 5377 participants: 1086 (20.19%) with chronic LBP and 4291 (79.8%) without chronic LBP. Multivariate regression analysis with adjustment for covariates identified an association between weak RHGS and chronic LBP (odds ratio 1.31; CI 1.07–1.61; p = 0.01). This article demonstrated a significant association between RHGS and chronic LBP. Therefore, RHGS should be measured for patients with chronic LBP.

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  • Sungwoo Choi & Sangun Nah & Haedong Jang & Jieun Moon & Sangsoo Han, 2021. "Association between Relative Handgrip Strength and Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:20:p:10770-:d:656120
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