Association of BMI with lumbar spinal canal stenosis in patients with low back pain

Key Points

• To investigate the relationship between BMI and lumbar spinal canal stenosis in individuals experiencing low back pain.
• Cross-sectional analysis of patients with low back pain
• Assessment of BMI and its correlation with lumbar spinal canal dimensions
• Statistical analysis to determine significance
• A significant association was found between high BMI and increased severity of lumbar spinal canal stenosis
• Patients with elevated BMI reported greater levels of low back pain