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Table 2 Burden of low back pain in the Japanese adult population

From: Low back pain deprives the Japanese adult population of their quality of life: a questionnaire survey at five healthcare facilities in Japan

Age (years)

Men

Women

Prevalence × 1000

Loss of QALYs

Prevalence × 1000

Loss of QALYs

Due to pain

Due to IDA

Due to pain

Due to IDA

All

  Total

4909.8 (98.7)

299862 (6.03)

6890.5 (128.9)

647423 (12.11)

  Pain with IDA

976.8 (19.6)

93627 (1.88)

1426.6 (26.7)

45437 (0.85)

20–39

  Total

1018.3 (57.4)

40247 (2.27)

1242.6 (72.1)

89622 (5.20)

  Pain with IDA

193.5 (10.9)

5727 (0.32)

191.4 (11.1)

2870 (0.17)

40–59

  Total

1670.8 (96.5)

96331 (5.57)

1980.6 (113.9)

157321 (9.04)

  Pain with IDA

352.5 (20.4)

9448 (0.55)

461.5 (26.5)

24227 (1.39)

60+

  Total

2220.7 (151.1)

163284 (11.11)

3667.4 (194.8)

400480 (21.27)

  Pain with IDA

430.8 (29.3)

78452 (5.34)

773.8 (41.1)

18340 (0.97)

  1. QALYs, Quality-adjusted life-years; IDA, interference with daily activities
  2. Values in parentheses are prevalence and loss of QALYs per 1000 population