Evaluation of metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic low back pain
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2012
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The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in chronic low back pain and evaluate the differences in clinical and functional parameters in chronic low back pain patients with and without metabolic syndrome. Patients complaining of low back pain complaint lasting for at least 2 months were included in the study. In order to establish functional deficiency, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability Index and Oswestry Disability Index were used. To evaluate depression, Beck's depression scale was used. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was made according to the criteria of National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) defined in 2001. For this; lumbar circumference around anterior iliac spine, arterial blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, plasma triglyceride levels and HDL cholesterol levels were noted down. Sixty patients (51 women) were included in the study. There was significant difference in terms of BMI (P = 0.034), age (P = 0.001), waist circumference (P = 0.048) and disease duration (P = 0.005) between chronic low back pain patients with and without metabolic syndrome. There was no significant difference in other parameters. Low back pain is a frequent complaint amongst people with obesity in the abdominal area. According to our results, elderly people, people with chronic low back pain and patients with high BMI are under risk for metabolic syndrome. For this reason this group of patients can be screened for metabolic syndrome and preventive measures can be taken. © Springer-Verlag 2010.
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Activities of Daily Living , Adult , Body Mass Index , Chronic Disease , Comorbidity , Disability Evaluation , Female , Humans , Low Back Pain , Male , Metabolic Syndrome X , Pain Measurement , Questionnaires , Turkey , glucose , high density lipoprotein cholesterol , triacylglycerol , arterial pressure , article , depression , disease association , disease duration , female , glucose blood level , human , low back pain , lumbar spine , major clinical study , male , metabolic syndrome X , priority journal , questionnaire , triacylglycerol blood level , adult , body mass , chronic disease , comorbidity , daily life activity , disability , low back pain , metabolic syndrome X , pain assessment , pathophysiology , Turkey (republic)