Sit-up 수행에 따른 허리통증 유병률 분석: 체대 계열 입시 준비생 대상으로

The purposes of this study are to calculate the prevalence of lower back pain (LBP) related to sit-up training and to find potential risk factors related to the LBP among students who are preparing for the college entrance exam (i.e., physical fitness evaluation) of a major in sports science. In methods, we utilized a cross-sectional study design. Overall 331 students participated in this study (mean age=19.1; F=93, M=238). Data were collected using a simple check-off form by a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive data analysis, χ2-test, and binary logistic regression analysis were performed. In results, the overall prevalence rate of LBP is 73.9%. The χ2-test showed that there were significant differences between high prevalence rate of LBP and sit-up training frequency per week, total number of sit-ups per day, past injury history, and chronic pain (p<.05). The binary logistic regression analysis showed that the LBP related sit-up was related to the total hour of training per day, the total number of sit-ups per day, and chronic pain (p<.05). In conclusions, the prevalence rate of LBP related sip-up was very high among our study participants. The study showed four potential risk factors and three predictors related to the prevalence of LBP. In the future, more research related to this study is required. Also, it is time to re-discuss whether a sit-up is appropriate for a physical fitness test or not for the college entrance exam for a major in sports science in South Korea.