Spinal pain in pre-adolescence and the relation with screen time and physical activity behavior
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Spinal pain in pre-adolescence and the relation with screen time and physical activity behavior. / Joergensen, Anne Cathrine; Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine; Andersen, Per Kragh; Hestbaek, Lise; Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo.
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T1 - Spinal pain in pre-adolescence and the relation with screen time and physical activity behavior
AU - Joergensen, Anne Cathrine
AU - Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine
AU - Andersen, Per Kragh
AU - Hestbaek, Lise
AU - Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - BACKGROUND: To investigate how screen time and physical activity behavior were associated with spinal pain in pre-adolescence. METHODS: This study included 45,555 pre-adolescents who participated in the 11-year follow-up of the Danish National Birth Cohort. The 11-year follow-up included self-reported information on computer and TV behavior, aspects of physical activity, as well as frequency and intensity of spinal pain (neck-, mid back- and low back pain). Data were linked with parental socioeconomic data from Statistics Denmark registers. Associations were estimated using multinomial logistic regression models. To account for sample selection, we applied inverse probability weighting. RESULTS: Duration of screen time was stepwise associated with the degree of spinal pain. Compared with those spending < 2 h/day in front of a screen, screen time of ≥6 h/day was associated with a substantially increased relative risk ratio (RRR) of severe pain for both girls (RRR: 2.49, 95% CI: 2.13-2.92) and boys (RRR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.65-2.32). Being physical inactive was likewise associated with higher likelihood of severe spinal pain (RRR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.10-1.34) relative to those being moderately active. We observed that being physically active was seemingly associated with lower risk of spinal pain among boys with high frequency of screen time. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that both duration of screen time and physical inactivity are correlated with spinal pain in pre-adolescents with the strongest associations for screen time. Reducing screen time or increasing physical activity might help preventing spinal pain in pre-adolescents, particularly among high frequent screen users. Future prospective studies investigating the causal relationship are necessary.
AB - BACKGROUND: To investigate how screen time and physical activity behavior were associated with spinal pain in pre-adolescence. METHODS: This study included 45,555 pre-adolescents who participated in the 11-year follow-up of the Danish National Birth Cohort. The 11-year follow-up included self-reported information on computer and TV behavior, aspects of physical activity, as well as frequency and intensity of spinal pain (neck-, mid back- and low back pain). Data were linked with parental socioeconomic data from Statistics Denmark registers. Associations were estimated using multinomial logistic regression models. To account for sample selection, we applied inverse probability weighting. RESULTS: Duration of screen time was stepwise associated with the degree of spinal pain. Compared with those spending < 2 h/day in front of a screen, screen time of ≥6 h/day was associated with a substantially increased relative risk ratio (RRR) of severe pain for both girls (RRR: 2.49, 95% CI: 2.13-2.92) and boys (RRR: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.65-2.32). Being physical inactive was likewise associated with higher likelihood of severe spinal pain (RRR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.10-1.34) relative to those being moderately active. We observed that being physically active was seemingly associated with lower risk of spinal pain among boys with high frequency of screen time. CONCLUSION: Findings indicate that both duration of screen time and physical inactivity are correlated with spinal pain in pre-adolescents with the strongest associations for screen time. Reducing screen time or increasing physical activity might help preventing spinal pain in pre-adolescents, particularly among high frequent screen users. Future prospective studies investigating the causal relationship are necessary.
KW - Adolescence health
KW - Back pain
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Lifestyle behavior
KW - Musculoskeletal disorder
KW - Physical activity
KW - Prevention
KW - Public health
KW - Screen time
U2 - 10.1186/s12891-021-04263-z
DO - 10.1186/s12891-021-04263-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33902525
AN - SCOPUS:85105904536
VL - 22
SP - 393
JO - B M C Musculoskeletal Disorders
JF - B M C Musculoskeletal Disorders
SN - 1471-2474
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 269507619