TY - JOUR
T1 - Does body mass index increase the risk of low back pain in a population exposed to whole body vibration?
AU - Noorloos, Danielle
AU - Tersteeg, Linda
AU - Tiemessen, Ivo J. H.
AU - Hulshof, Carel T. J.
AU - Frings-Dresen, Monique H. W.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The aim of this study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of low back pain (LBP) in a population exposed to whole body vibration (WBV). For this a self-administered questionnaire was sent to 467 participants, driving occupational vehicles. Vibration measurements were performed according to ISO 2631-1 on a representative sample (n = 30) of this population. For each participant, we calculated the current root mean square (r.m.s.) over an 8 It (A(8)) working day. The questionnaire response rate was 47% (n = 22 1). We did not find a significant correlation between BMI and the onset of LBP in the last 7 days (r = 0.07, p = 0.34) nor for LBP in past 12 months (r = -0.30, p = 0.63). No significant increased risk was found for the onset of LBP with the increase of BMI, neither for the last 7 days (OR 1.02; 95% Cl: 0.93-1.23) nor for the past 12 months LBP (OR 0.98; 95% CI: 0.89-1.09). Introducing the interaction with WBV exposure in the logistic regression model, did not result a significant increased risk in the onset of LBP 7 days (OR 0.97; 95% CI: 0.92-1.01) nor in the onset of LBP 12 months (OR 0.97; 95% CI: 0.93-1.01) either. Occupational participants exposed to WBV, with a high BMI do not have an increased risk for the development of LBP. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
AB - The aim of this study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of low back pain (LBP) in a population exposed to whole body vibration (WBV). For this a self-administered questionnaire was sent to 467 participants, driving occupational vehicles. Vibration measurements were performed according to ISO 2631-1 on a representative sample (n = 30) of this population. For each participant, we calculated the current root mean square (r.m.s.) over an 8 It (A(8)) working day. The questionnaire response rate was 47% (n = 22 1). We did not find a significant correlation between BMI and the onset of LBP in the last 7 days (r = 0.07, p = 0.34) nor for LBP in past 12 months (r = -0.30, p = 0.63). No significant increased risk was found for the onset of LBP with the increase of BMI, neither for the last 7 days (OR 1.02; 95% Cl: 0.93-1.23) nor for the past 12 months LBP (OR 0.98; 95% CI: 0.89-1.09). Introducing the interaction with WBV exposure in the logistic regression model, did not result a significant increased risk in the onset of LBP 7 days (OR 0.97; 95% CI: 0.92-1.01) nor in the onset of LBP 12 months (OR 0.97; 95% CI: 0.93-1.01) either. Occupational participants exposed to WBV, with a high BMI do not have an increased risk for the development of LBP. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2007.11.002
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2007.11.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 18206134
SN - 0003-6870
VL - 39
SP - 779
EP - 785
JO - Applied ergonomics
JF - Applied ergonomics
IS - 6
ER -