Epidemiology of Back Pain in Children and Youth Aged 10–19 from the Area of the Southeast of Poland

Table 2

The frequency of occurrence, location, intensity, and situations in which back pain occurs in the group of 10–19-year-old students according to age.

	Students with back pain; (𝑛=830)		10–13 years; (𝑛=156)		14–16 years; (𝑛=143)		17–19 years; (𝑛=531)
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Frequency of occurrence of back pain (𝑃>0.05)
Very rare back pain (1-2 times per year)	493	59.4	96	61.5	94	65.7	303	57.1
Back pain a few times per year (3–6 times per year)	231	27.8	41	26.3	29	20.3	161	30.3
Frequent or constant back pain (more than 1-2 times per month)	106	12.8	19	12.2	20	14.0	67	12.6
Girls with back pain	433	52.2	82	52.6	79	55.2	272	51.2
Boys with back pain	397	47.8	74	47.4	64	44.8	259	48.8
The location of back pain*
Cervical segment	138	16.6	34	21.8	23	16.1	81	15.2
Thoracic segment	92	11.1	12	7.7	25	17.5	55	10.3
Lumbar segment	621	74.8	115	73.7	101	70.6	405	76.3
The intensity of back pain (𝑃>0.05)
Mild	371	44.7	103	66.0	57	39.8	199	37.5
Moderate	272	32.8	32	20.5	47	32.9	159	29.9
Strong	187	22.5	21	13.5	39	27.3	173	32.6
Situations in which back pain occurs
Physical work	500	60.2	101	64.7	89	62.2	310	58.4
Long-lasting sedentary position (over 6 h daily)	294	35.5	49	31.4	44	30.8	201	37.9
Stress	22	2.6	2	1.3	6	4.2	14	2.6
Other	14	1.7	4	2.6	4	2.8	6	1.1

n: number of people; %: percent value; *does not add to 100%, since the respondents were allowed to indicate more than one answer.