بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهان
Background: Spinal column is the main axis of the body and plays an important role in maitaining a proper posture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the rates of spinal abnormal curvatures in University of Isfahan students and the correlation of them with body mass index (BMI) and low ba...
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
2010-01-01
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| author | Mehdi Kargarfard Kargarfard Reza Mahdavi-Nejad Gholam-Ali Ghasemi Reza Rouzbehani Majied Ghias Zahra Mahdavi-Jafari Mehdi Dahghani |
| author_facet | Mehdi Kargarfard Kargarfard Reza Mahdavi-Nejad Gholam-Ali Ghasemi Reza Rouzbehani Majied Ghias Zahra Mahdavi-Jafari Mehdi Dahghani |
| author_sort | Mehdi Kargarfard Kargarfard |
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| description | Background:
Spinal column is the main axis of the body and plays an important role in maitaining a proper posture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the rates of spinal abnormal curvatures in University of Isfahan students and the correlation of them with body mass index (BMI) and low back pain (LBP).
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 730 female and 718 male students of University of Isfahan (1448 cases), aged 18 to 24 years participated in a voluntary screening testing program between 2006 and 2008. First, age, antropometric measures and low back pain were measured with a standard clinical scale and Quebec back pain disability standard questionnaire, respectively. Then, spinal curvature and degree of lumbar lordosis and thoracic kyphosis were measured using flexible ruler (non-invasive tools). During five subsequent semesters all participants were tested. Data were analyzed using t-test for independent means, χ2 and correlation coefficient.
Findings: The mean anthropometric measurements including the mean of hight, weight measurements, percentage of body fat, body mass index, and waist-hip ratio differed significantly between the groups for both men and women (P < 0.05). The mean angle of kyphosis and lordosis was
28.20 ± 12.78 and 29.07 ± 9.71 in women group and 31.87 ± 10.70 and 24.00 ± 10.50 in men group, respectively. The overall incidence and rate of degrees for kyphosis and lordosis differed significantly among the groups by gender (P < 0.05). No significant relationship was found between thoracic kyphosis and BMI among the groups by gender
(P > 0.05). However, a significant relationship was seen between lumbar lordosis and body mass index among the groups by gender (P < 0.05). There was significant differences in low back pain by gender in subjects with severe lordosis (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that although the flexibility ruler has a relatively high corrilation with radiologic, it is a reliable and valid instrument and can effectively be used for measuring the spinal curvatures in screeing testing programs and many populations accordingly.
Kwy words: Spinal column, Thoracic kyphosis, Lumbar lordosis, Flexibility ruler, Youths |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6eefef3150234137a60c0d4b4cdd41b02023-09-02T17:22:50ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2010-01-0127102762776293بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهانMehdi Kargarfard Kargarfard0Reza Mahdavi-Nejad1Gholam-Ali Ghasemi2Reza Rouzbehani3Majied Ghias4Zahra Mahdavi-Jafari5Mehdi Dahghani6Associate Professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, IsfahanAssistant Professor, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, IsfahanAssistant Professor, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, IsfahanCommunity Medicine Specialist, Researcher, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, IsfahanGeneral Practitionnaire, Health Center, University of Isfahan, IsfahanSchool of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, IsfahanSchool of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, IsfahanBackground: Spinal column is the main axis of the body and plays an important role in maitaining a proper posture. The purpose of this study was to investigate the rates of spinal abnormal curvatures in University of Isfahan students and the correlation of them with body mass index (BMI) and low back pain (LBP). Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 730 female and 718 male students of University of Isfahan (1448 cases), aged 18 to 24 years participated in a voluntary screening testing program between 2006 and 2008. First, age, antropometric measures and low back pain were measured with a standard clinical scale and Quebec back pain disability standard questionnaire, respectively. Then, spinal curvature and degree of lumbar lordosis and thoracic kyphosis were measured using flexible ruler (non-invasive tools). During five subsequent semesters all participants were tested. Data were analyzed using t-test for independent means, χ2 and correlation coefficient. Findings: The mean anthropometric measurements including the mean of hight, weight measurements, percentage of body fat, body mass index, and waist-hip ratio differed significantly between the groups for both men and women (P < 0.05). The mean angle of kyphosis and lordosis was 28.20 ± 12.78 and 29.07 ± 9.71 in women group and 31.87 ± 10.70 and 24.00 ± 10.50 in men group, respectively. The overall incidence and rate of degrees for kyphosis and lordosis differed significantly among the groups by gender (P < 0.05). No significant relationship was found between thoracic kyphosis and BMI among the groups by gender (P > 0.05). However, a significant relationship was seen between lumbar lordosis and body mass index among the groups by gender (P < 0.05). There was significant differences in low back pain by gender in subjects with severe lordosis (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that although the flexibility ruler has a relatively high corrilation with radiologic, it is a reliable and valid instrument and can effectively be used for measuring the spinal curvatures in screeing testing programs and many populations accordingly. Kwy words: Spinal column, Thoracic kyphosis, Lumbar lordosis, Flexibility ruler, Youthshttp://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/301 |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Kargarfard Kargarfard Reza Mahdavi-Nejad Gholam-Ali Ghasemi Reza Rouzbehani Majied Ghias Zahra Mahdavi-Jafari Mehdi Dahghani بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهان مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان |
| title | بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهان |
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| title_short | بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهان |
| title_sort | بررسی انحناهای ستون فقرات در دانشجویان دانشگاه اصفهان |
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