The burden of low back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and gout and their respective attributable risk factors in Brazil: results of the GBD 2017 study.

Juliana Wolf Elizabeth Barboza França Ada Ávila Assunção

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2022)

Occupational surveillance measures are indicated to prevent LBP. Actions to decrease smoking and overweight, and the surveillance of weight gain are warranted to decrease the burden of LBP, RA and OA, and gout, respectively. These actions will be more effective if age and sex differentials are considered in planning.

Keyphrases

weight gain
rheumatoid arthritis
risk factors
body mass index
birth weight
public health
disease activity
uric acid
weight loss
knee osteoarthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
metabolic syndrome
systemic lupus erythematosus
preterm birth