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Smoking, alcohol and coffee consumption and risk of low back pain: a Mendelian randomization study.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 1 Nov 2022
Lv Zhengtao, Cui Jiarui, Zhang Jiaming
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PURPOSE: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem in the global population. This study aims to assess whether smoking initiation, alcohol consumption, and coffee consumption are causally with an increased risk of LBP. METHODS: A two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) study was designed, based on summary-level data from the largest published genome-wide association studies. Single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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