The association between smoking and joint pain in women attending a specialized menopause clinic
Smoking is independently associated with joint pain in menopausal women. While the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, this association supports the hypothesis that estrogen-related pathways play a role in menopausal joint symptoms and highlights smoking as a potential modifiable risk factor.
Authors
- Taylor Roebotham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-9354)
- Wendy Wolfman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-7303)
- Farhad Ghasemi
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- St Joseph's Health Care (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climacteric
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2026.2628339
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00