ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024
Association between waist circumference and chronic pain: insights from observational study and two-sample Mendelian randomization.
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- The Mediating Role of WBC in the Relationship Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Chronic Pain: Evidence From NHANES 2001-2004 Data.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Global, regional, and national burden and trends of Low back pain in middle-aged adults: analysis of GBD 1990-2021 with projections to 2050.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Current research offers limited clarity on the correlation between waist circumference and chronic pain prevalence. Objective: This investigation seeks to elucidate the potential relationship between waist circumference and chronic pain and their causal association. Methods: An observational study was conducted, leveraging data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 2001 and 2004. The multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between waist circumference and chronic pain. Furthermore, a meta-analysis of Mendelian Randomization (MR) was applied to explore a causal relationship between waist circumference and pain. Results: The observational study, post multivariable adjustment, indicated that an increase in waist circumference by 1 dm (decimeter) correlates with a 14% elevation in chronic pain risk (Odds Ratio [OR] = 1.14, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.04-1.24, Conclusion: Observational analysis confirmed a significant relationship between increased waist circumference and the incidence of chronic pain, and results based on MR Study identified increased waist circumference as potentially causal for pain.
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