ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science 2020. Examining causal effects of body mass index on back pain: a Mendelian randomization study.
Elizaveta E ElgaevaYakov TsepilovMaxim B FreidinFrances M K WilliamsYurii AulchenkoPradeep SuriPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
In this first MR study of BMI and back pain, we found a significant causal effect of BMI on both back pain and chronic back pain. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.