The pain and depressive symptoms cascade: A bidirectional analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2012-2015.

ABSTRACT: The association of pain and depression has not been evaluated in low- and middle-income countries, which have a disproportionate burden of pain compared to high-income countries. Using data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (baseline, 2012; follow-up, 2015), we examined the bidirectional relationship between pain and depressive symptoms and identified shared predictors among community-dwelling participants ≥60 years (n = 7237). Multivariable logistic regressions models evaluated the association between (1) baseline pain and incident elevated depressive symptoms and (2) baseline depressive symptoms and incident pain, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Models included inverse probability weights and evaluated interactions by gender. Participants (55.0

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9725745 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature