ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2025
Physical activity mediates the relationship between weight status and pain impacting daily activities.
Article in International journal of obesity (2005), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundIndividuals who have chronic pain experience reductions in physical activity (PA), quality of life, and physical capabilities, creating a debilitating cycle where decreased PA and increased weight exacerbate pain. This study aimed to examine associations between weight status, PA, and time spent in pain using a nationally representative sample, accounting for demographic factors.
methodsUsing data from the 2011-2012 NHANES cycle, a comparison of pain groups with weight status and PA (total and type) and a mediation analysis using PA (total and type) as a mediator between weight status and time spent in pain were conducted.
resultsTotal PA groups differed in pain levels with those engaging in vigorous activity having the lowest prevalence in the "pain always" category (5.4%), and those with obesity had a higher prevalence of "pain always" (49.6%) compared to those with normal weight (19.5%) and those with overweight (30.9%). Total PA mediated the relationship between people with obesity and the amount of time spent in pain (effect:1.141; CI:0.456-1.837), that is, compared to those who have normal weight, those who have obesity were less likely to meet the total PA guideline, and subsequently likely to spend more days in pain. Breaking down PA by types, travel PA (effect:0.071; CI:0.024-0.152), moderate recreational PA (effect:0.041; CI:0.018-0.079), and vigorous recreational PA (effect:0.135; CI:0.035-0.279) significantly mediated the relationships between people with obesity and days spent in pain.
conclusionFindings suggest that vigorous PA is linked to lower pain prevalence. Additionally, PA significantly mediates the relationship between people with obesity and days spent in pain. While people with overweight alone was not associated with the number of days spent in pain, engaging in vigorous recreational activities was linked to reductions in days spent in pain for individuals with overweight, highlighting the importance of staying active to manage pain.
Indexed as
Identifiers
40696161What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.