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A cross-sectional population-based study looked at the prevalence of neck discomfort in people with metabolic syndrome

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Author Details : Priyanka Nayak, Vijendra Gahnolia, Jitendra Aloria*

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 120-123

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijos.2022.021

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Abstract

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is becoming more prevalent. Obesity has been linked to neck pain, but the prevalence of neck discomfort in MetS patients has not been explored. The goal of this study was to look at the link between MetS and neck discomfort.
Materials and Methods: A total of 1,000 middle-aged Indian individuals were included in the study. A total of 450 men and 550 women took part in the competition. Males and females were both 47 years old on average. Clinical and biochemical tests were performed. A standard questionnaire was completed by the participants. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire was used to measure psychological discomfort (GHQ-12). Neck discomfort was described as neck pain that was experienced on a daily basis. The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria were used to define MetS. A bootstrap-type t-test or the Chi-Square test were used to make statistical comparisons between the groups. Generalized linear models using age, smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, and GHQ-12 score as factors were used to construct risk ratios for neck discomfort.
Result: MetS was found in 455 men and 550 women in the study. Neck discomfort was linked to BMI and waist circumference in males but not in females. Antihypertensive medicine was used more frequently by neck pain patients than by non-neck pain patients. There were no significant changes in smoking, physical activity, blood pressure, lipids, glucose, or CRP levels. Neck pain was reported by 8.7% (95 percent CI, 4.8 percent to 13%) of male patients without MetS and 17%.
 

Keywords: Body mass index, Metabolic syndrome (MetS).

How to cite : Nayak P, Gahnolia V, Aloria J, A cross-sectional population-based study looked at the prevalence of neck discomfort in people with metabolic syndrome. Indian J Orthop Surg 2022;8(2):120-123

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