Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Back Pain  among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Farrah Shafeera Ibrahim; Syarifah Nur Syafinaz Syed Ahmad Sabari; Siti Nor Ismalina Isa; Nina Gartika

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3702

Authors

Farrah Shafeera Ibrahim Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Syarifah Nur Syafinaz Syed Ahmad Sabari Centre of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Siti Nor Ismalina Isa Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Nina Gartika Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Universitas Aâ€™isyiyah Bandung, JI. KH. Ahmad Dahlan Dalam No.6 Bandung, West Java Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3702

Keywords:

Low Back Pain, Type-2 Diabetes, Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, Prevalence, Disability

Abstract

This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain (LBP) among T2DM. LBP was assessed using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, Wong-Baker Face Pain Scale for pain intensity and disability level was evaluated using the Revised Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. 55.3% of the T2DM participants suffered LBP in the last 12 months. Employment status (X²⁼4.088, p=0.043), education level (X²⁼8.572, p=0.018) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level (X²⁼6.381, p=0.041) were significantly associated with the occurrence of LBP. The current study found that the prevalence of LBP was high among T2DM patients.

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