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    • Epidemiology
    • Public Health

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    • Overweight and obesity are prevalent global health issues.
    • Lumbar radicular pain and sciatica are common causes of disability.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To conduct a meta-analysis assessing the association between overweight/obesity and lumbar radicular pain/sciatica.
    • To evaluate the risk of hospitalization and surgery for sciatica related to body weight.

    Main Methods:

    • Searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases (1966-July 2013).
    • Performed a random-effects meta-analysis on 26 studies.
    • Assessed publication bias and subgroup analyses.

    Main Results:

    • Both overweight and obesity were associated with lumbar radicular pain (ORs 1.23 and 1.40, respectively).
    • Overweight and obesity increased the risk of physician-diagnosed sciatica (ORs 1.12 and 1.31) and hospitalization for sciatica (ORs 1.16 and 1.38).
    • Overweight/obesity was linked to a higher risk of surgery for lumbar disc herniation (OR 1.89).

    Conclusions:

    • Overweight and obesity are confirmed risk factors for lumbar radicular pain and sciatica.
    • A dose-response relationship exists between body weight and these conditions.
    • Findings were consistent across genders and study designs, with no publication bias detected.