Table 1 Prevalence of back pain among adults aged 50Â years or over
From: The association between obesity and back pain in nine countries: a cross-sectional study
Survey | Country | Crude | Age-sex adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COURAGE | Finland | 38.0 | (35.8-40.4) | 37.3 | (35.2-39.5) |
| Â | Poland | 57.5 | (54.8-60.1) | 56.3 | (53.5-59.1) |
| Â | Spain | 45.1 | (42.2-48.0) | 43.5 | (40.3-46.7) |
SAGE | China | 21.5 | (19.9-23.2) | 21.5 | (19.9-23.3) |
| Â | Ghana | 40.5 | (38.2-42.8) | 40.1 | (37.9-42.4) |
| Â | India | 39.2 | (36.5-42.0) | 39.8 | (37.0-42.7) |
| Â | Mexico | 35.5 | (28.9-42.8) | 35.8 | (30.0-42.1) |
| Â | Russia | 53.6 | (48.6-58.5) | 52.3 | (47.5-57.0) |
| Â | South Africa | 39.3 | (36.0-42.7) | 39.1 | (35.9-42.4) |