The relationship between obesity, low back pain, and lumbar disc degeneration when genetics and the environment are considered: A systematic review of twin studies

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1106-1117

  Dario, Amabile B ^a   Ferreira, Manuela L ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Lima, Thais S ^c   Ordoñana, Juan R ^d,e   Ferreira, Paulo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e IMIB Arrixaca   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Genetics; Low back pain; Lumbar disc degeneration; Obesity; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISC DEGENERATION; META ANALYSIS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TWINS; GENETICS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOLOGY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; OBESITY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84937966303     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.02.001     Document Type: Review

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