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This study aimed to determine the correlation between pelvic incidence (PI), waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI) in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. We hypothesized that people with a low PI (non-pronounced lumbar lordosis) have significantly lower WC values than those with a high PI (pronounced lumbar lordosis). Methods: Adult patients presenting to the outpatient neurosurgery clinic with non-specific chronic low back pain who had undergone full spine radiography were included. The PI, BMI, and WC were measured in all cases. Results: We included 272 patients (male\u2013female ratio, 1.08) with a mean age of 54 years. There was a statistically significant difference (p &lt; 0.05) in the mean PI according to BMI group. The mean PI in our population was 57.8\u00b0 (range 28.4\u201397.2\u00b0, SD 12.1\u00b0). A significant correlation coefficient of 0.271 (p &lt; 0.001; 95%CI 0.157\u20130.377) was found between BMI and PI and 0.410 (p-value &lt; 0.001; 95%CI 0.262\u20130.539). Conclusions: We found a significant correlation between PI, BMI, and WC. This finding is the first step in confirming our hypothesis that a patient with a high PI might be able to tolerate being overweight and a high WC better than patients with a low PI, possibly because of their ability to retrovert the pelvis to a greater extent. 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