Association between persistent musculoskeletal pain and incident sarcopenia in China: the mediating effect of depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between musculoskeletal pain and incident sarcopenia and further explore the mediating effect of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older Chinese adults.

Methods

Using the data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011 and 2015, we included 12,788 participants in the cross-sectional analysis and 8,322 for the longitudinal analysis. Musculoskeletal pains located in the neck, back, waist, shoulder, arm, wrist, leg, knee, and ankle were self-reported at baseline and follow-up. The diagnosis criteria of sarcopenia was based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between musculoskeletal pain, and the Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) metho

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408356 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature