Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint Authors
Rehling, Thomas
Bjørkman, Anne-Sofie Dam
Andersen, Marie Borring
Ekholm, Ola
Molsted, Stig
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
To investigate the associations between diabetes and musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods.
Self-reported data were provided by the nationwide Danish National Health Survey 2013.
Inclusion criteria were age≥40 years and known diabetes status.
The exposure variable was diabetes, and the outcome variables included musculoskeletal pain during the last 14 days in three body sites (back/lower back, limbs, and shoulder/neck), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, gender, BMI, education, marital status, and physical activity were performed.
Results.
9,238 participants with diabetes were 65.6±11.0 (mean±SD) years old; 55.6% were males.
99,980 participants without diabetes were 59.2±11.8 years old; 46.7% were males.
Diabetes was associated with back/lower back pain (OR 1.2 (CI 95% 1.1-1.2), p<0.001), pain in the limbs (1.4 (1.3-1.4), p<0.001), shoulder/neck pain (1.2 (1.1-1.3), p<0.001), osteoarthritis (1.3 (1.2-1.4), p<0.001), osteoporosis (1.2 (1.1-1.4), p=0.010), and rheumatoid arthritis (1.6 (1.4-1.7), p<0.001).
In participants with diabetes, physical activity was associated with reduced pain (e.g., back/lower back pain (0.7 (0.6-0.7), p<0.001)).
Conclusion.
Diabetes was associated with elevated odds of having musculoskeletal pain.
Diabetes was also associated with elevated odds of having osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The most frequent disease in individuals with diabetes was osteoarthritis.
The reported pain may have negative impacts on the level of physical activity.
Health-care professionals should remember to inform patients with diabetes that musculoskeletal pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis are not contraindications to exercise training.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rehling, Thomas& Bjørkman, Anne-Sofie Dam& Andersen, Marie Borring& Ekholm, Ola& Molsted, Stig. 2019. Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173118
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rehling, Thomas…[et al.]. Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rehling, Thomas& Bjørkman, Anne-Sofie Dam& Andersen, Marie Borring& Ekholm, Ola& Molsted, Stig. Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173118
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173118