Back and neck XXXX among school teachers in Poland and its correlations with physical activity.

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BACKGROUND: Back @entity158 represents one of the most common diseases across various populations of workers worldwide. This study analyzes the prevalence and severity of @entity615 , based on selected demographic variables, and the relationship with physical activity among school teachers. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 998 professionally active teachers (840 females and 158 males) from the southern part of Poland. Validated psychometric tools, namely: 1) for evaluation of disability due to @entity615 - a Polish version of the @entity717 Index (ODI) and @entity717 ( @entity717 ), 2) for physical activity assessment - the Subjective Experience of Work Load (SEWL) as well as the authors' supplementary questionnaire, addressing demographic and anthropometric variables were used. RESULTS: There was no correlation between age and the @entity717 scores in females (r = 0.027), in contrast to males (r = 0.202; p  <= 0.05). Statistically significant correlations (p  <= 0.05) were reported between: age and the ODI, in both females (r = 0.219) and males (r = 0.180). No associations between the body mass index (BMI)-ODI, and BMI- @entity717 were found. In the case of @entity1 , disability related to @entity1643 ( @entity1643 ) had a negative impact on the indicators of their activity during work, sports, and leisure time. In the case of @entity1 , the @entity717 and ODI scores did not differ, based on activity indicators. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings confirm that @entity615 represents a serious concern among teachers. Age appears to be a prognostic factor, while no association between the BMI and @entity1643 has been revealed. The limitation of physical activity leads to more frequent @entity615 . Med Pr 2015;66(6):771-778.
