Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the risk factors affecting these pains in patients with low back pain.
 Methods: In this retrospective observational study, the patients were asked about their age, gender, occupation, marital status, educational status, economic status and smoking status. The duration of low back pain was measured in months and the severity was 0-no pain and 10-unbearable pain on a 10 cm line with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the data were recorded.
 Results: Of 224 patients, 144 (64.3%) were female and 80 (35.7%) were male. The most common causes of chronic low back pain were lumbar spondylosis (120 patients, 53.6%) and discal hernia (68 patients, 30.4%). It was determined that the rate of low back pain was 72.3% higher in patients aged 60 and over. It was observed that as the education level increased, the rate of low back pain decreased significantly. 57.1% of the patients were found to be low-income; low back pain rate was higher in this group compared to the others. When we examined the relationship between smoking and low back pain, it was determined that 60.7% of the patients with low back pain were smoking.
 Conclusion: A significant relationship was found between low back pain and an advanced age female patient, low economic level, low education level, and smoking.
Highlights
Low back pain is a symptom that up to 85% of the world's population has experienced at least once in their lives and is a very common symptom in medicine
The duration of low back pain was measured in months and the severity was measured on a 10 cm line as 0 - no pain and 10 unbearable pain with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
When we examined the relationship between smoking and low back pain, it was found that 60.7% of the patients with low back pain were smoking (Table 2)
Summary
Low back pain is a symptom that up to 85% of the world's population has experienced at least once in their lives and is a very common symptom in medicine. The majority of low back pain is of mechanical origin and occurs as a result of excessive use, strain or traumatization of the spine and surrounding structures Chou and Shekelle (2010). Pain increases with physical activity, standing or sitting for a long time, and decreases with rest Patel et al (2013). This type of pain, which occurs mostly as a result of degenerative and traumatic problems, is often localized to the waist, but it can spread to the hips and thighs from time to time Deyo et al (1992)
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