Takaaki Ikeda|Kemmyo Sugiyama|Jun Aida|Toru Tsuboya|Nanae Watabiki|Katsunori Kondo|Ken Osaka
Socioeconomic inequalities in low back pain among older people: the JAGES cross-sectional study
Tohoku University|Sendai Seiyo Gakuin College|Tohoku University|Tohoku University|Tohoku University|Sendai Medical Center|National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology|Chiba University|Tohoku University
low back pain important public health issue across world however unclear whether socioeconomic status ses associated low back pain study determines association ses low back pain among older people used crosssectional data derived year 2013 across 30 japanese municipalities survey conducted october 2013 december 2013 functionally independent communitydwelling older adults aged 65 n 26037 eligible study multilevel poisson regression analysis robust variance estimator used examine association ses low back pain selfreported low back pain past year used dependent variable educational attainment past occupation equivalized household income wealth subjective economic situation represented ses separately analyzed independent variables adjusted covariates including age sex prevalence low back pain 634 overall lower ses likely suffer low back pain compared highest first educational attainment prevalence ratio pr 95 credible interval ci lowest level 107 102112 second past occupation pr 95 ci bluecollared workers compared professionals 106 101111 third equalized household income prs 95 ci lower middle lowest income levels 108 102113 116 110123 respectively fourth wealth prs 95 ci lower middle lowest wealth levels 111 104119 118 111127 respectively fifth subjective economic situation prs 95 ci lower middle lowest financial conditions 118 110126 132 122144 respectively significant socioeconomic inequalities observed low back pain among older individuals japan policymakers clinicians must understand nature inequalities