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허리통증, 세계에서 가장 큰 장애의 원인: 연구결과

By KH디지털2

Published : March 26, 2014 - 11:29

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의학전문잡지 ‘류머티즘 질병 저널’에 발표된 연구 결과에 따르면 허리통증이 다른 어느 증세보다 장애를 가져오는 확률이 가장 높으며 요통은 작업관련성 장애의 3분의1을 차지한다고 AFP가 보도했다.

세계인구의 9.4 퍼센트는 허리통증에 시달리고 있으며 이 수치는 어린이들을 포함한 수치라고 한다. 요통을 겪고 있는 인구의 분포는 서유럽에 가장 많았으며 북아프리카, 중동 지역 순이었다. 가장 낮은 수치를 기록하고 있는 곳은 카리브해 지역과 라틴아메리카 였다.

187개국의 질병을 조사한 세계질병부담연구 보고서에 따르면 35세부터 65세 사이에 허리통증이 가장 많이 나타나며 특히 농업인들은 다른 직종에 종사하고 있는 사람들보다 요통을 호소하는 수치가 4배나 더 높다고 한다.

(코리아헤럴드 하지원 인턴기자 jiwonha@heraldcorp.com)

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Back pain biggest global source of disability: study

According to the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, lower back pain is more debilitating than any other condition worldwide, and is the cause of one-third of work-related handicaps, AFP reported on Monday.

A study showed that nearly one-tenth -- 9.4 percent -- of the world’s population suffers from lower back pain, including children. The highest prevalence was in Western Europe, followed by North Africa and the Middle East. The lowest was in the Caribbean and Latin America.

The Global Burden of Disease, a massive 2010 overview that looked at health problems in 187 countries, showed that lower back pain accounted for one-third of all work-related disabilities. People aged between 35 and 65 were most at risk and farmworkers were four times more likely to suffer from lower back pain than workers in other sectors.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)

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