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Furthermore, we compared the prevalence to the general German population and to European counterparts.<jats:bold>METHODS:<\/jats:bold> An anonymous online survey of 698 participating German airline pilots was evaluated. The impairment between groups\n was analyzed. Prevalences from our data were compared to existing data.<jats:bold>RESULTS:<\/jats:bold> The following point prevalences were found: 8.2% acute, 2.4% subacute, 82.7% chronic LBP; 74.1% of all individuals were suffering from current LBP when answered the questionnaire. A total time spent\n flying greater than 600 h within the last 12 mo was significantly related to acute nonspecific LBP. Individuals with any type of LBP were significantly impaired compared to those unaffected. It was found that German airline pilots suffer more often from current LBP than the general population\n and have a higher point prevalence of total LBP than their European counterparts.<jats:bold>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:bold> The evaluation showed a surprisingly high, previously unidentified, prevalence of nonspecific LBP in German airline pilots. Why German airline pilots suffer more often from LBP remains\n uncertain. The number of flying hours appears to have a negative effect on developing acute low back pain, but causation cannot be concluded. Other risk factors could not be confirmed.<jats:bold>Albermann M, Lehmann M, Eiche C, Schmidt J, Prottengeier J. <jats:italic>Low back pain in commercial airline\n pilots.<\/jats:italic> Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020; 91(12):940947.<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3357\/amhp.5656.2020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,27]],"date-time":"2020-11-27T04:44:48Z","timestamp":1606452288000},"page":"940-947","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Low Back Pain in Commercial Airline Pilots"],"prefix":"10.3357","volume":"91","author":[{"given":"Matthias","family":"Albermann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Lehmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Eiche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joachim","family":"Schmidt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Prottengeier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1911","reference":[{"key":"bib1","author":"Anderson"},{"key":"bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1111\/j.2517-6161.1995.tb02031.x","article-title":"Controlling the false discovery rate: a practical and powerful approach to multiple testing","volume":"57","author":"Benjamini","year":"1995","journal-title":"J R Statist Soc B."},{"key":"bib3"},{"key":"bib4"},{"key":"bib5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"285","DOI":"10.1002\/ajim.20750","article-title":"Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of recent longitudinal studies","volume":"53","author":"da Costa","year":"2010","journal-title":"Am J Ind Med."},{"key":"bib6","volume-title":"IATA - Annual review 2018.","author":"de Juniac","year":"2018"},{"issue":"22","key":"bib7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2940","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-200011150-00017","article-title":"The Oswestry Disability Index","volume":"25","author":"Fairbank","year":"2000","journal-title":"Spine."},{"key":"bib8","first-page":"27","article-title":"Health, sleep, and mood perceptions reported by airline crews flying short and long hauls","volume":"65","author":"Haugli","year":"1994","journal-title":"Aviat Space Environ Med."},{"issue":"6","key":"bib9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2028","DOI":"10.1002\/art.34347","article-title":"A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain","volume":"64","author":"Hoy","year":"2012","journal-title":"Arthritis Rheum."},{"issue":"6","key":"bib10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"769","DOI":"10.1016\/j.berh.2010.10.002","article-title":"The epidemiology of low back pain","volume":"24","author":"Hoy","year":"2010","journal-title":"Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol."},{"issue":"6","key":"bib11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"968","DOI":"10.1136\/annrheumdis-2013-204428","article-title":"The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the global burden of disease 2010 study","volume":"73","author":"Hoy","year":"2014","journal-title":"Ann Rheum Dis."},{"issue":"5","key":"bib12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"555","DOI":"10.1080\/14034940600552051","article-title":"Prevalence of low back pain and sickness absence: a borderline study in Norway and Sweden","volume":"34","author":"Ihlebaek","year":"2006","journal-title":"Scand J Public Health."},{"issue":"7555","key":"bib13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1430","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.332.7555.1430","article-title":"Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain","volume":"332","author":"Koes","year":"2006","journal-title":"BMJ."},{"issue":"1","key":"bib14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"70","DOI":"10.1097\/01.BRS.0000103942.81227.7F","article-title":"Predictors of back pain in a general population cohort","volume":"29","author":"Kopec","year":"2004","journal-title":"Spine."},{"key":"bib15","first-page":"629","article-title":"The bone and joint decade 2000-2010","volume":"81","author":"Lidgren","year":"2003","journal-title":"Bull World Health Organ."},{"key":"bib16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"685","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2005-858701","article-title":"Chronische Rckenschmerzen in der Allgemeinbevlkerung in Deutschland 2002\/2003: Prvalenz und besonders betroffene Bevlkerungsgruppen. 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