Abstract

MENDINUETA MARTINEZ, Martha; HERAZO BELTRAN, Yaneth  and  PINILLOS PATINO, Yisel. Factors associated with the perception of low back pain in workers of a ground transportation company. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.2, pp.192-199. ISSN 2011-7531.

Objective: Identify the factors related to the perception of low back pain in workers of a trucking company. Materials and methods: Cross sectional study on 140 employees working in administrative areas and operate a trucking company. We applied the Nordic Questionnaire Kuorinka, a survey to investigate sociodemographic and occupational, and weight was measured using a Tanita scale and height by a stadiometer. We used SPSS version 17 to estimate the association between the perception of lower back pain and sex, body mass index (BMI) and the work area through the odds ratio (OR). Results: 82, 9 % were men, with a mean age of 34, 9 years ± 9,4 years. 55, 0 % perceived discomfort in the lumbar region and 31, 4 % in the shoulders. Are more likely to feel discomfort in the lower back, men [OR 3,70 (95 % CI 1,31 to 10,7)], employees with a BMI greater than 25 [OR 2,3 (95 %: 1,03 to 5,2)], those who work as operators [OR 2,6 (95 % CI 1,2 to 5,7)] and those with more than 6 years of work in the company [OR 2,24 (95 % CI 1,07 to 4,7)]. Conclusión: Being a man with a BMI over 25 and working as a laborer are factors that influence the perception of symptoms and discomfort at the lumbar region.

Keywords : low back pain; occupational health; body mass index.

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