Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture
Introduction and objective Since the role of vitamin D is essential in numerous biological processes its deficiency was suggested to be a risk factor for e.g. osteoporosis, musculoskeletal pain and spine pain. The purpose of the study was to analyse whether serum vitamin D concentration is related t...
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| author | Dorota Raczkiewicz Alfred Owoc Beata Sarecka-Hujar Iwona Bojar |
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Since the role of vitamin D is essential in numerous biological processes its deficiency was suggested to be a risk factor for e.g. osteoporosis, musculoskeletal pain and spine pain. The purpose of the study was to analyse whether serum vitamin D concentration is related to pain involving the motor system in Polish postmenopausal women working in agriculture.
Material and Methods
The study group consisted of 1,751 post-menopausal women, aged 45–65, at least 12 months from the last menstrual period, living in rural areas and working in agriculture. The research method was self-assessment of pain involving the motor system using VAS, laboratory test of serum vitamin D concentration and a medical interview. Statistical methods included generalized linear models, analysis of variance, t test for two means in two independents, χ2 test of stochastic independence.
Results
Postmenopausal women working in agriculture and suffering from pain in at least one part of the motor system were younger and lower educated, they also had higher abdominal obesity and lower serum vitamin D, compared to those without pain in any part of the motor system. Decreased serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture is important from the aspect of a higher prevalence of pain in the thoracic spine and more severe pain in the neck spine, but not for severity of pain in the lumbar spine; higher occurrence of pain in both hands or wrists; higher prevalence and more severe pain in at least one knee; and no prevalence or severity of pain in the shoulders and elbows.
Conclusions
Serum vitamin D concentration is important for the prevalence and severity of pain in the neck and thoracic spine, knees and hands or wrists, but not for the lumbar spine, shoulders and elbows. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f3a818f83664bc3b8d38413bff69acd2022-12-21T18:42:41ZengInstitute of Rural HealthAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine1232-19661898-22632017-03-0124115115510.5604/12321966.123404272626Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agricultureDorota Raczkiewicz0Alfred Owoc1Beata Sarecka-Hujar2Iwona Bojar3Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, PolandCenter for Public Health and Health Promotion, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, PolandMedical University of Silesia in Katowice, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Chair of Applied Pharmacy, Sosnowiec, PolandDepartment for Woman Health, Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, PolandIntroduction and objective Since the role of vitamin D is essential in numerous biological processes its deficiency was suggested to be a risk factor for e.g. osteoporosis, musculoskeletal pain and spine pain. The purpose of the study was to analyse whether serum vitamin D concentration is related to pain involving the motor system in Polish postmenopausal women working in agriculture. Material and Methods The study group consisted of 1,751 post-menopausal women, aged 45–65, at least 12 months from the last menstrual period, living in rural areas and working in agriculture. The research method was self-assessment of pain involving the motor system using VAS, laboratory test of serum vitamin D concentration and a medical interview. Statistical methods included generalized linear models, analysis of variance, t test for two means in two independents, χ2 test of stochastic independence. Results Postmenopausal women working in agriculture and suffering from pain in at least one part of the motor system were younger and lower educated, they also had higher abdominal obesity and lower serum vitamin D, compared to those without pain in any part of the motor system. Decreased serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture is important from the aspect of a higher prevalence of pain in the thoracic spine and more severe pain in the neck spine, but not for severity of pain in the lumbar spine; higher occurrence of pain in both hands or wrists; higher prevalence and more severe pain in at least one knee; and no prevalence or severity of pain in the shoulders and elbows. Conclusions Serum vitamin D concentration is important for the prevalence and severity of pain in the neck and thoracic spine, knees and hands or wrists, but not for the lumbar spine, shoulders and elbows.http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Pain-involving-the-motor-system-and-serum-vitamin-D-concentration-in-postmenopausal-women-working-in-agriculture,72626,0,2.htmlmenopausepainvitamin Dmotor system |
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| title | Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture |
| title_full | Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture |
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| title_short | Pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin D concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture |
| title_sort | pain involving the motor system and serum vitamin d concentration in postmenopausal women working in agriculture |
| topic | menopause pain vitamin D motor system |
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