Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study
Objective To determine the prevalence of piriformis syndrome (PS) among undergraduate university health sciences students aged 18 to 25 and assess the significant predictors of PS regardless of its type and severe PS in particular.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at a t...
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| author | Hassan N Moafa Nusrat Batool Naila Azam Azka Hafeez Humaira Mehmood Nimbal Imtiaz Waqas A Shehzad Asaad Saleem Malik Ajiad Alhazmi Manal Almalki Almutasim B Moafa Jobran M Moshi |
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| description | Objective To determine the prevalence of piriformis syndrome (PS) among undergraduate university health sciences students aged 18 to 25 and assess the significant predictors of PS regardless of its type and severe PS in particular.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital of a public university in Pakistan from December 2023 to May 2024.Participants A total of 190 subjects enrolled in the study who met the eligibility criteria, which included being an undergraduate health sciences student (medical and allied health specialities), aged 18 up to 25 years, and willing to participate in the study. Participants were selected using multistage random sampling.Primary and secondary outcome measures The prevalence of PS in addition to associated risk factors as a primary outcome measures. Secondary outcome measures included the severity of PS.Results Of the total, 119 (62.6%) were female, 114 (60.0%) were between 22 and 25 years old, and 125 (65.8%) had standard body mass index. The prevalence of PS was (61.1%), whereas half suffered from severe PS, and the remaining half had mild and moderate PS. We found that factors such as casual sitting positions, sitting duration and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score (physical activity) were associated with odds of PS in the crude and adjusted regression analyses. When stratified by severity of PS, factors such as writing positions, casual sitting positions, sitting duration and IPAQ score (physical activity) were associated with odds of severe PS in the crude and adjusted regression analyses.Conclusions Students have a high prevalence of PS, with an increased likelihood of buttock pain associated with prolonged sitting, poor posture and physical inactivity. Future research that includes several factors related to students’ social and psychological backgrounds is required. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28b9ed3b7d644e52bd32b25c5b86f9b52025-01-09T16:00:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-01-0115110.1136/bmjopen-2024-092383Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional studyHassan N Moafa0Nusrat Batool1Naila Azam2Azka Hafeez3Humaira Mehmood4Nimbal Imtiaz5Waqas A Shehzad6Asaad Saleem Malik7Ajiad Alhazmi8Manal Almalki9Almutasim B Moafa10Jobran M Moshi114 Department of Public Health, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia1 Department of Public Health, Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan1 Department of Public Health, Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan1 Department of Public Health, Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan6 NUMS, Rawalpindi, Pakistan7 Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan7 Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi, Pakistan8 Physical Therapy, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Gujar Khan, Pakistan9 Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia4 Department of Public Health, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia10 Physiotherapy, Athar Alharaka Physiotherapy Clinic, Jazan, Saudi Arabia11 Medical Laboratory Technology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaObjective To determine the prevalence of piriformis syndrome (PS) among undergraduate university health sciences students aged 18 to 25 and assess the significant predictors of PS regardless of its type and severe PS in particular.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital of a public university in Pakistan from December 2023 to May 2024.Participants A total of 190 subjects enrolled in the study who met the eligibility criteria, which included being an undergraduate health sciences student (medical and allied health specialities), aged 18 up to 25 years, and willing to participate in the study. Participants were selected using multistage random sampling.Primary and secondary outcome measures The prevalence of PS in addition to associated risk factors as a primary outcome measures. Secondary outcome measures included the severity of PS.Results Of the total, 119 (62.6%) were female, 114 (60.0%) were between 22 and 25 years old, and 125 (65.8%) had standard body mass index. The prevalence of PS was (61.1%), whereas half suffered from severe PS, and the remaining half had mild and moderate PS. We found that factors such as casual sitting positions, sitting duration and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score (physical activity) were associated with odds of PS in the crude and adjusted regression analyses. When stratified by severity of PS, factors such as writing positions, casual sitting positions, sitting duration and IPAQ score (physical activity) were associated with odds of severe PS in the crude and adjusted regression analyses.Conclusions Students have a high prevalence of PS, with an increased likelihood of buttock pain associated with prolonged sitting, poor posture and physical inactivity. Future research that includes several factors related to students’ social and psychological backgrounds is required.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e092383.full |
| spellingShingle | Hassan N Moafa Nusrat Batool Naila Azam Azka Hafeez Humaira Mehmood Nimbal Imtiaz Waqas A Shehzad Asaad Saleem Malik Ajiad Alhazmi Manal Almalki Almutasim B Moafa Jobran M Moshi Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in pakistan a cross sectional study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e092383.full |
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