Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Back Pain among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain (LBP) among T2DM. LBP was assessed using Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, Wong-Baker Face Pain Scale for intensity disability level evaluated Revised Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire. 55.3% T2DM participants suffered in last 12 months. Employment status (Χ2=4.088, p=0.043), education (Χ2=8.572, p=0.018) fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (Χ2=6.381, p=0.041) were significantly with occurrence LBP. The current found that high patients. Keywords: pain; type 2 diabetes mellitus; prevalence; eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. Authors. Published AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. is an open-access article under CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review responsibility (Association Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), (Centre Studies), Faculty Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3702