Association between metabolism and low back pain: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: While pervious studies have identified metabolic imbalance as a key driver of intervertebral disc degeneration, few studies explored the relationship between metabolic and low back pain directly. We aimed to explore the relationships between two critical metabolic factors-insulin resistance and obesity-and low back pain (LBP), thereby providing novel insights for the integrated management of patients with LBP. We enrolled 41663 participants from four NHANES survey cycles (1999-2004 and 2009-2010). The Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) were utilized to investigate the associations of insulin resistance and visceral obesity with LBP.Weighted logistic regression models were constructed to evaluate associations between MetS-IR/BRI and LBP, reported

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369122 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature