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Walking is a common and accessible form of physical activity, but its association with the risk of chronic LBP is unclear.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To examine whether accelerometer-derived daily walking volume and walking intensity are associated with the risk of chronic LBP.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This prospective population-based cohort study used data from the Tr\u00f8ndelag Health (HUNT) Study in Norway, with a baseline in 2017 to 2019 and follow-up in 2021 to 2023. 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Continuous measures of both walking volume and walking intensity were inversely associated with the risk of chronic LBP using restricted cubic splines models. Compared with participants walking less than 78 minutes per day, those walking 78 to 100 minutes per day had an RR for chronic LBP of 0.87 (95% CI, 0.77-0.98), those walking 101 to 124 minutes per day had an RR of 0.77 (95% CI, 0.68-0.87), and those walking 125 minutes or more per day had an RR of 0.76 (95% CI, 0.67-0.87). Compared with a mean walking intensity of less than 3.00 MET per minute, participants with walking intensity of 3.00 to 3.11 MET per minute had an RR for chronic LBP of 0.85 (95% CI, 0.75-0.96), those with walking intensity of 3.12 to 3.26 MET per minute had an RR of 0.82 (95% CI, 0.72-0.93), and those with walking intensity greater than or equal to 3.27 MET per minute had an RR of 0.82 (95% CI, 0.72-0.93). After mutual adjustment, the association remained largely similar for walking volume but was attenuated for walking intensity.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cohort study, daily walking volume and walking intensity were inversely associated with the risk of chronic LBP. 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