Useful Laboratory Protocols for Screening Test for Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

, Kang, Jung Hun; , Sin, Soo Beom; , Kim, Kweon Young

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2009;33(1):84-88.

Kang, Jung Hun , Sin, Soo Beom , Kim, Kweon Young

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Korea. kjhmedia@naver.com

만성 요통 환자에서 선별검사로 유용한 진단검사

강정훈, 신수범, 김권영

조선대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

Abstract

Objective
To estimate association between laboratory findings such as serum lipid panel, urine pH, alkaline phosphatase, lactic acid and chronic low back pain patients.
Method
A sample (n=112) of blue color employees in an engineering company were divided into three groups, degenerative herniated disc patients, degenerative spondylosis patients and radiculopathy patients. Each group was examined for the correlation between several factors and chronic low back pain. Several factors including laboratory findings with serum total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, urine PH, alkaline phosphatase, lactic acid and smoking were analysed.
Results
There was no association between the baseline total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase, urine pH, lactic acid and chronic low back pain. However, the triglyceride levels were significantly higher in degenerative herniated disc patients, degenerative spondylosis patients and smokers.
Conclusion
High serum triglyceride predicted incident degenerative chronic low back pain. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 84-88)

Key Words: Triglyceride, Smoking, Chronic low back pain