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Moderate or severe low back pain is associated with body mass index amongst community-dwelling older Australians
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Gilmartin-Thomas, JFM and Cicuttini, FM and Owen, AJ and Wolfe, R and Ernst, ME and Nelson, MR and Lockery, J and Woods, RL and Britt, C and Liew, D and Murray, A and Workman, B and Ward, SA and McNeil, JJ, ASPREE Investigator Group, Moderate or severe low back pain is associated with body mass index amongst community-dwelling older Australians, Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 91 Article 104231. ISSN 0167-4943 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.archger.2020.104231
Abstract
Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 16,439 Australians aged ≥70 years. Logistic regression was used to describe associations between the presence or absence of moderate or severe low back pain experienced on most days with BMI. Analyses were conducted separately for males and females, and controlled for age and depression at baseline.
Results: Of 14,155 pain question respondents, 11 % of males (n = 710/6475) and 18 % of females (n = 1391/7680) reported moderate or severe low back pain (total 15 %, n = 2101/14,155). Of those reporting moderate or severe low back pain (n = 2101), 55 % reported taking pain-relieving medication regularly, and 29 % reported that the pain regularly interfered with sleep, 37 % with walking, and 47 % with day to day activities. When age and depression were controlled for, there was a statistically significant (p < 0.001) association between moderate or severe low back pain and being overweight (females: odds ratio OR = 1.50, 95 % confidence interval CI = 1.27-1.76) or obese (males: OR = 2.23, 95 %CI = 1.77-2.80 and females: OR = 2.91, 95 %CI = 2.48-3.42).
Conclusion: Moderate or severe low back pain is common, has a significant impact, and is associated with either an overweight or obese BMI among community-dwelling Australians aged ≥70 years.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | analgesia, back, body mass index, geriatric, pain, weight |
| Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Clinical sciences |
| Research Field: | Geriatrics and gerontology |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
| Objective Field: | Health related to ageing |
| UTAS Author: | Nelson, MR (Professor Mark Nelson) |
| ID Code: | 140794 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2020-09-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-10-12 |
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