Central obesity rather than BMI is associated with chronic pain: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES
Central obesity, as measured by ABSI, is significantly associated with chronic pain, independent of BMI and other risk factors. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating central obesity indicators into public health and clinical strategies for chronic pain prevention and management.
Authors
- Lin Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-892X)
- Wei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-7363)
- Y. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3067-9968)
- Xue Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-6498)
- Li Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5484-0895)
- Yang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7790-7784)
- Huaqu Gong
- Xuemei Dai
Institutions
- Chengdu Military General Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337939
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00