Association of loneliness with the risk of pain in older Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the long-term effects of loneliness on pain experiences in older Chinese adults, focusing on the mediating role of depression. Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2013-2020) included 1,592 participants aged 60 and above. Using robust mixed-effects logistic regression models, the study found that lonely participants were more likely to experience 12 site pain: headache (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.09-1.39), shoulder (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04-1.30), wrist (OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.01-1.28), finger (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.02-1.28), chest (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.10-1.44), stomach (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.12-1.46), back (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.00-1.51), waist (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.17-1.83), buttock (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02-1.30), leg (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08-1.33), knee (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04-1.30

SUBMITTER: Song A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11794656 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature