Is puberty a risk factor for back pain in the young? a systematic critical literature review

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Chiropr Man Therap. 2014; 22: 27.

Published online 2014 Oct 15. doi: 10.1186/s12998-014-0027-6

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Table 2

Quality assessment of four articles reporting on five studies on puberty and back pain

		Jansens [ 33 ] (Netherlands)	Jansens [ 33 ] (USA)	Wedderkopp [ 35 ]	LeResche [ 34 ]	Hulsegge [ 32 ]
1. Study sample	- Was the sampling likely to be suitable to obtain a group representative of the corresponding general population?	Yes (Probably)	Yes (Probably)	Yes (Probably)	Yes (Probably)	Yes (Probably)
	- If participation at BL or at FU < 80%, was response bias investigated?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	- Inclusion criteria, were age groups appropriate to study the whole period of puberty?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not really
2. Data collec-tion	- Data for BP and puberty were collected independently by 2 different persons or by at least 1 questionnaire?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
3. Puberty	- Clearly defined?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	- Description of how puberty stage was determined?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	- Reference provided for validity of test?	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
	- Reference provided for reliability of test?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
4. Back pain	- Clearly defined?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	- Description of how BP was assessed?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	- Recall period (<= 1 month)?	No	No	Yes	No	No
	- Was BP at BL taken into account?	Yes	Yes	NA	NA	NA
5. Control for age and sex	- Was the association puberty- BP controlled for age?	Yes	Yes	Stratified analysis	Yes	Yes
5. Control for age and sex	- for sex?	Yes	Yes	NA	Stratified analysis	Yes
6. Stat. analysis	- Was dose–response prevalence estimated in relation to puberty stages investigated?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	- Was dose–response of frequency or severity in relation to puberty stages investigated?	No	No	NA	NA	NA
	- Was dose–response tested for trend?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Score (0–17)%		14/17	13/17	12/14	12/15	10/15
Score (0–17)%		82%	76%	86%	80%	67%

(listed by the quality score).

BL = baseline, FU = follow up, BP = back pain, NA = not applicable.