Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in an elderly Korean population: Results from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Health and Aging (KLoSHA)

The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in the upper extremities (UE), low back, and lower extremities (LE) in an elderly population, and to identify related factors. In this cross-sectional cohort study, 1118 Korean elderly subjects were randomly selected from residents aged >= 65 years living in an urban city of Korea. The study data included presence of MSK pain, educational levels, activity levels over a 24 h, monthly income, body mass indices and presence of depression. Estimated age-and gender-standardized prevalences of UE, low back, and LE pain were 62.6%, 72.6%, and 45.7%, respectively. The prevalence of LE pain increased with age, whereas those of UE pain and back pain did not. By multivariate analysis, a female gender and a low income were found to be significantly associated with pain at all sites, and obesity was related with low back and LE pain. Furthermore, an uneducated state was found to be associated with LE pain, and major depressive disorder to be obviously related to UE and LE pain. MSK pain was identified to be a common problem in the elderly Korean population, and a female gender was consistently associated with MSK pain. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.Jordan KP, 2008, PAIN, V137, P652, DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.030Sullivan MJL, 2008, PAIN, V135, P151, DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2007.05.021Anandacoomarasamy A, 2008, INT J OBESITY, V32, P211, DOI 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803715Schwarz S, 2008, SCHMERZ, V22, P67, DOI 10.1007/s00482-007-0603-yPARK JH, 2007, PSYCHIAT INVEST, V4, P84Jeon CH, 2006, J KOREAN MED SCI, V21, P1092Wijnhoven HAH, 2006, CLIN J PAIN, V22, P717*FED INT FOR AG RE, 2006, OLD AM UPD 2006 KEYLeveille SG, 2005, PAIN, V116, P332, DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2005.05.002Lim WH, 2005, NEPHROLOGY, V10, P192, DOI 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00374.xTAYLOR W, 2005, NZ MED J, V118, pU1629Bingefors K, 2004, EUR J PAIN, V8, P435, DOI 10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.01.005IJzelenberg W, 2004, SCAND J WORK ENV HEA, V30, P56Rice DP, 2004, ANNU REV PUBL HEALTH, V25, P457, DOI 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.101802.123054MIU DK, 2004, HONG KONG MED J, V10, P160Bair MJ, 2003, ARCH INTERN MED, V163, P2433Picavet HSJ, 2003, ANN RHEUM DIS, V62, P644Webb R, 2003, SPINE, V28, P1195Zhang YQ, 2003, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V48, P1034, DOI 10.1002/art.10928Picavet HSJ, 2003, PAIN, V102, P167, DOI 10.1016/S0304-3959(02)00372-X*CDCP, 2003, MMWR-MORBID MORTAL W, V52, P101Tsuritani I, 2002, MATURITAS, V42, P23*CDCP, 2002, MMWR-MORBID MORTAL W, V51, P948Bae SC, 2001, OSTEOARTHR CARTILAGE, V9, P746, DOI 10.1053/joca.2001.0471Zhang YQ, 2001, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V44, P2065Bergman S, 2001, J RHEUMATOL, V28, P1369Yelin E, 2001, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V44, P1160Urwin M, 1998, ANN RHEUM DIS, V57, P649Felson DT, 1998, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V41, P1343Scudds RJ, 1998, PAIN, V75, P229Hagen KB, 1997, J RHEUMATOL, V24, P1703Felson DT, 1997, ARTHRITIS RHEUM, V40, P728WOLFE F, 1995, J RHEUMATOL, V22, P151WOO J, 1994, J RHEUMATOL, V21, P1927*US CENS BUR, INT DAT TABL 094 MID