Patterns of Comorbidity Between Chronic Pain and Chronic Diseases in US Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data
Chronic pain, as a comorbid factor, should be integrated into the management of chronic diseases. Clinical practice should prioritize synergistic prevention strategies, such as smoking cessation interventions, to reduce both pain and comorbidity risks. To better understand the causal relationships between chronic pain and chronic diseases, future studies should focus on longitudinal designs and include objective pain measures, such as biomarkers.
Authors
- Guozhong Zhou
- Chao Song
- Wei Yang
- Rong Wang
- Yan Dong
- Xuesong Chen
- Shunli Cai
- Fusong Yang
- Hua Yang
Institutions
- Kunming University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s555970
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kunming University of Science and Technology