Table 6. Distribution of pain after 3 years in 4 groups stratified by the presence and absence of metabolic syndrome and of obesity.
| Group | No pain | New or persistent pain (pain) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | BMI < 25 & MS ≤ 2 | 160(54.1) | 136(45.9) | 0.375 |
| BMI < 25 & MS ≥ 3 | 38(55.1) | 31(44.9) | ||
| BMI ≥ 25 & MS ≤ 2 | 39(44.8) | 48(55.2) | ||
| BMI ≥ 25 & MS ≥ 3 | 72(56.3) | 56(43.8) | ||
| Total | 309(53.3) | 271(46.7) | ||
| Female | BMI < 25 & MS ≤ 2 | 130(47.4) | 144(52.6) | <0.05 |
| BMI < 25 & MS ≥ 3 | 61(42.4) | 83(57.6) | ||
| BMI ≥ 25 & MS ≤ 2 | 45(35.7) | 81(64.3) | ||
| BMI ≥ 25 & MS ≥ 3 | 73(36.3) | 128(63.7) | ||
| Total | 309(41.5) | 436(58.5) |
Definition of MONW: normal BMI range (18.5 to 25 kg/m2) and presence of ≥ 3 metabolic syndrome features.
Values are the number (%). P values (for trend) were determined by Pearson’s chi-square test.