Table 2. Prevalence of back pain in different locations at the spine.

	Controls	All athletes	p-value*	Badminton	Beach volleyball	Handball	Tennis	Volleyball
	(N = 166)	(N = 181)		(N = 23)	(N = 10)	(N = 56)	(N = 39)	(N = 53)
Lifetime prevalence [%]
Back	81	85	0.349	87	90	80	77	93+,d
Neck	50	51	0.839	52	60	54	51	45
Upper back	39	34	0.394	22e	40	30	28	47
Lower back	71	74	0.428	83	70	75	54a,c,e	83
Pain in multiple areas	49	52	0.637	48	60	63d	41	49
12-month prevalence [%]
Back	70	75	0.272	70	80	80	72	74
Neck	39	41	0.606	26c	60	48	44	34
Upper back	27	27	0.979	22	30	25	21	34
Lower back	58	61	0.603	70	60	63	51	64
Pain in multiple areas	37	38	0.966	30	50	46	36	30
3-month prevalence [%]
Back	59	58	0.766	48	70	59	56	59
Neck	30	28	0.938	17	40	29	31	28
Upper back	22	18	0.278	9	20	18	13	25
Lower back	46	44	0.799	44	50	48	36	45
Pain in multiple areas	27	24	0.555	17	30	27	21	25
Point prevalence [%]
Back	43	38	0.323	39	60	39	33	34
Neck	22	16	0.200	17	30	14	15	15
Upper back	15	11	0.222	4	10	13	8	13
Lower back	29	27	0.771	30	40	25	23	26
Pain in multiple areas	16	13	0.346	13	20	9	13	15

* refers to the comparison between controls and all athletes

⁺ significant different to PACG

^a significant different to badminton

^c significant different to handball

^d significant different to tennis

^e significant different to volleyball.