ArticleScientific reports2022
Prevalence of pain in community-dwelling older adults with hypertension in the United States.
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- A multi-ancestry genetic study of pain intensity in 598,339 veterans.Nature medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Nocturnal Autonomic Nervous System Dynamics and Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Observational
- Investigation of Night Pain in Geriatric Regional Degenerative Pain and Associated Conditions.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Pain Among Older People in Mexico: Evidence From MHAS 2018.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Kuwaiti Pilgrims During Hajj 2024.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Longitudinal association between frailty and pain in three prospective cohorts of older population.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Article
- Effects of the WHO analgesic ladder on pain severity, pain interference, and blood pressure control in hypertensive patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage in Relation to Severity of Chronic Low Back Pain in Hypertensive Patients.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Hypertension and pain are both prevalent conditions in the older adult population. We aimed to report the prevalence of pain discomforts and investigated the association between hypertension and pain discomforts among older adults in the United States. Data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study were analyzed. In-person interviews were conducted in 7601 adults ages ≥ 65 years. Prevalence of bothersome pain, activity-limiting pain, locations of pain and usage of pain medicine were evaluated. Demographics, comorbidities, and other covariates were compared between older adults with hypertension and those without. Multivariate regression was further performed to yield adjusted odd ratios. Among 6825 older adults, 4533 of them had a history of hypertension while 2272 of them had not. Prevalence of bothersome pain (57.12% versus 44.81%, p < 0.001) and activity-limiting pain (56.21% versus 46.12%, p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the hypertension group. After adjusting for all covariates, hypertension demonstrated a significant association with activity-limiting pain (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.52, p = 0.02). In conclusion, pain was more prevalent in older Americans with hypertension. The positive association between hypertension and pain suggested that routine pain assessment and proper treatment would be required to improve the function and quality of life among older adults especially with hypertension.
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