Causal effect of education on low back pain, intervertebral disc degeneration and sciatica: Mendelian randomization study
Our findings suggest that higher educational attainment may have a protective effect against common spine-related disorders. Enhancing education‑related resources could support early prevention and reduce the population burden associated with these conditions.
Authors
- KeWei Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3890-3761)
- Renhe Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4820-4922)
- Haojun Long
- Zhihua Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5988-3643)
- Yiwei Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3973-1164)
- Junhui He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8103-9829)
- Mingxuan Su
- Jinyuan Wang
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- University of South China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Future Science OA
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20565623.2025.2590373
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00