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01-05-2018 | Original Article

Late bedtimes, short sleeping time, and longtime video-game playing are associated with low back pain in school-aged athletes

Authors: Yutaka Yabe, Yoshihiro Hagiwara, Takuya Sekiguchi, Haruki Momma, Masahiro Tsuchiya, Kaoru Kuroki, Kenji Kanazawa, Masashi Koide, Nobuyuki Itaya, Eiji Itoi, Ryoichi Nagatomi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Purpose

Low back pain is a significant problem for school-aged athletes. Although some risk factors relating to sports activities have been reported, the effect of lifestyles on low back pain in school-aged athletes is not clear. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the association between lifestyles, such as wake-up time, bedtime, sleeping time, and TV-viewing or video-game-playing time per day and low back pain of school-aged athletes.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with school-aged athletes (aged 6–15 years, n = 6441) using a self-reported questionnaire and multivariate logistic regression models were used for analyses. Variables considered in the models were gender, age, body mass index, team levels, number of days in practice per week, number of hours in practice per day, and lifestyles.

Results

The frequency of low back pain was 5.0% (n = 322). Late bedtime, short sleeping time, and long video-game-playing time per day were significantly associated with low back pain. There was no significant association between low back pain and wake-up time or TV-viewing time per day.

Conclusion

Unhealthy life-style choices, such as late bedtimes, short sleeping time, and longtime video-game playing, were associated with low back pain in school-aged athletes.

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Title: Late bedtimes, short sleeping time, and longtime video-game playing are associated with low back pain in school-aged athletes
Authors: Yutaka Yabe
Yoshihiro Hagiwara
Takuya Sekiguchi
Haruki Momma
Masahiro Tsuchiya
Kaoru Kuroki
Kenji Kanazawa
Masashi Koide
Nobuyuki Itaya
Eiji Itoi
Ryoichi Nagatomi
Publication date: 01-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5177-5

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Late bedtimes, short sleeping time, and longtime video-game playing are associated with low back pain in school-aged athletes

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Reviewer’s Comments on the Letter to the Editor entitled “Generalising the results: how can we improve our reports?” by Saltychev M, Eskola M (2018). Eur Spine J; doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5558-4

Is it statistically significant?