Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study aimed to assess the correlation between different aspects of routinary physical activity with chronic neck pain severity indicators and salivary cortisol. This cross-sectional observational study included ninety-four office workers with non-specific chronic neck pain in the analyses. Pain...
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| description | This study aimed to assess the correlation between different aspects of routinary physical activity with chronic neck pain severity indicators and salivary cortisol. This cross-sectional observational study included ninety-four office workers with non-specific chronic neck pain in the analyses. Pain related outcomes (pain intensity, pressure pain thresholds and disability), physical activity outcomes using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and salivary cortisol levels were evaluated. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to investigate internal associations and regression models to explain and calculate which factors contribute to the variance of salivary cortisol and neck pain severity. Female sex (<i>p</i> < 0.01), sedentary behaviors (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and pain sensitivity (<i>p</i> < 0.05) were associated with greater cortisol levels (<i>p</i> < 0.05), but disability and pain intensity were not associated (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Worse disability, pain intensity, and pain pressure thresholds were also associated with lower routinary physical activity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Regression models explained 20.6% of pain intensity (based on walking time to their workplace, age and pain sensitivity); 27.3% of disability (based on moderate physical activity at home, vigorous physical activity during leisure time and pain sensitivity); 54.2% of pain sensitivity (based on cycling time from home to their workplace, gender and vigorous activity during leisure time) and 38.2% of salivary cortisol concentration (based on systolic pressure, vigorous activity at work and both moderate and vigorous activity at home). Our results demonstrated the association between salivary cortisol concentration with moderate and vigorous physical activity, sitting time at work, and PPTs. However, salivary cortisol was not associated with disability or pain intensity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99c8f8149ba84267a7c136310c42c3002023-11-23T23:06:18ZengMDPI AGBiomedicines2227-90592022-10-011010263710.3390/biomedicines10102637Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional StudyJuan Antonio Valera-Calero0Umut Varol1Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health, Camilo Jose Cela University, 28962 Villanueva de la Cañada, SpainVALTRADOFI Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health, Camilo Jose Cela University, 28962 Villanueva de la Cañada, SpainThis study aimed to assess the correlation between different aspects of routinary physical activity with chronic neck pain severity indicators and salivary cortisol. This cross-sectional observational study included ninety-four office workers with non-specific chronic neck pain in the analyses. Pain related outcomes (pain intensity, pressure pain thresholds and disability), physical activity outcomes using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and salivary cortisol levels were evaluated. Pearson’s correlation analysis was used to investigate internal associations and regression models to explain and calculate which factors contribute to the variance of salivary cortisol and neck pain severity. Female sex (<i>p</i> < 0.01), sedentary behaviors (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and pain sensitivity (<i>p</i> < 0.05) were associated with greater cortisol levels (<i>p</i> < 0.05), but disability and pain intensity were not associated (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Worse disability, pain intensity, and pain pressure thresholds were also associated with lower routinary physical activity (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Regression models explained 20.6% of pain intensity (based on walking time to their workplace, age and pain sensitivity); 27.3% of disability (based on moderate physical activity at home, vigorous physical activity during leisure time and pain sensitivity); 54.2% of pain sensitivity (based on cycling time from home to their workplace, gender and vigorous activity during leisure time) and 38.2% of salivary cortisol concentration (based on systolic pressure, vigorous activity at work and both moderate and vigorous activity at home). Our results demonstrated the association between salivary cortisol concentration with moderate and vigorous physical activity, sitting time at work, and PPTs. However, salivary cortisol was not associated with disability or pain intensity.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/10/2637hydrocortisoneneck painchronic painsedentary behaviorexercise |
| spellingShingle | Juan Antonio Valera-Calero Umut Varol Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study Biomedicines hydrocortisone neck pain chronic pain sedentary behavior exercise |
| title | Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Correlation among Routinary Physical Activity, Salivary Cortisol, and Chronic Neck Pain Severity in Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | correlation among routinary physical activity salivary cortisol and chronic neck pain severity in office workers a cross sectional study |
| topic | hydrocortisone neck pain chronic pain sedentary behavior exercise |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/10/2637 |
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