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Studies describing risk indicators of low back pain (LBP) have focused on adults, although the roots of LBP lie in adolescence and early adulthood. The objective of the present study was to assess the lifetime occurrence and risk indicators of LBP in young adult males. The survey sample comprised 7,333 male conscripts (median age 19), of which 7,040 (96%) answered a questionnaire during the first...