REVIEW article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Injury Prevention and Control
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1563823
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvancements and Optimization of Evidence-Based Approaches in Pain ManagementView all 3 articles
The incidence, prevalence, and disease burden of low back pain in China: data from the Global Burden of Disease Database
Provisionally accepted
- 1Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- 2Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- 3Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
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Objective: To estimate the incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of lower back pain (LBP) in China by gender and age based on data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. Methods: Joinpoint software was used to identify the turning points and significant changes (p<0.05) in the disease burden trend of LBP from 1990 to 2021, and calculate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) to quantify the overall trend change rate.The Age Period Queue (APC) model is used to explore the long-term trends and influencing factors of the burden of LBP.Results: From 1990 to 2021, both incidence and prevalence rates of LBP were higher in women than men. The incidence of LBP increased with age, and the number of affected individuals began to rise significantly starting in 1995.Based on the findings of the LBP burden in China, more efforts should be directed towards prevention and treatment for women and the elderly. Additionally, there is a need to promote health awareness across the population further.
Keywords: Low Back Pain, Global burden of disease, Disability-adjusted life years, Prevalence, Incidence
Received: 20 Jan 2025; Accepted: 30 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 XIAODONG, Han, LIU, LIU, MA, YE, MA and Yu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: LongTan Yu, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong Province, China
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