Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Mechanical Workplace Risk Factors and Low Back Pain

OBJECTIVES: We used individual participant data from multiple studies to conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis of mechanical exposures in the workplace and low back pain. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search and contacted an author of each study to request their individual participant data. Because outcome definitions and exposure measures were not uniform across studies, we conducted 2 substudies: (1) to identify sets of …