Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study

Introduction Chronic widespread pain (CWP) and diabetes commonly co-occur; however, it is unclear whether CWP infers an additional risk for diabetes among those with known risk factors for type 2 diabetes. We aimed to examine if CWP magnifies the effect of adverse lifestyle factors on the risk of di...

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Main Authors: Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Paul Jarle Mork, Tom I L Nilsen, Anna Marcuzzi, Rocio Caceres-Matos, Eugenia Gil-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/11/5/e003249.full
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author Bjørn Olav Åsvold
Paul Jarle Mork
Tom I L Nilsen
Anna Marcuzzi
Rocio Caceres-Matos
Eugenia Gil-Garcia
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Paul Jarle Mork
Tom I L Nilsen
Anna Marcuzzi
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description Introduction Chronic widespread pain (CWP) and diabetes commonly co-occur; however, it is unclear whether CWP infers an additional risk for diabetes among those with known risk factors for type 2 diabetes. We aimed to examine if CWP magnifies the effect of adverse lifestyle factors on the risk of diabetes.Research design and methods The study comprised data on 25 528 adults in the Norwegian HUNT Study without diabetes at baseline (2006–2008). We calculated adjusted risk ratios (RRs) with 95% CIs for diabetes at follow-up (2017–2019), associated with CWP and body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and insomnia symptoms. The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) was calculated to investigate the synergistic effect between CWP and adverse lifestyle factors.Results Compared with the reference group without chronic pain and no adverse lifestyle factors, those with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 10.85 (95% CI 7.83 to 15.05) and 8.87 (95% CI 6.49 to 12.12), respectively; those with physical activity <2 hours/week with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 2.26 (95% CI 1.78 to 2.88) and 1.54 (95% CI 1.24 to 1.93), respectively; and those with insomnia symptoms with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 1.31 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.60) and 1.27 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.56), respectively. There was little evidence of synergistic effect between CWP and BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (RERI=1.66, 95% CI −0.44 to 3.76), low physical activity (RERI=0.37, 95% CI −0.29 to 1.03) or insomnia symptoms (RERI=−0.09, 95% CI −0.51 to 0.34) on the risk of diabetes.Conclusions These findings show no clear interaction between CWP and adverse lifestyle factors on the risk of diabetes.
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spelling doaj.art-d3a86e59f38443589fd943273e8a1da02023-11-14T13:10:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care2052-48972023-10-0111510.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003249Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT StudyBjørn Olav Åsvold0Paul Jarle Mork1Tom I L Nilsen2Anna Marcuzzi3Rocio Caceres-Matos4Eugenia Gil-Garcia5Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, Seville, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, Seville, SpainIntroduction Chronic widespread pain (CWP) and diabetes commonly co-occur; however, it is unclear whether CWP infers an additional risk for diabetes among those with known risk factors for type 2 diabetes. We aimed to examine if CWP magnifies the effect of adverse lifestyle factors on the risk of diabetes.Research design and methods The study comprised data on 25 528 adults in the Norwegian HUNT Study without diabetes at baseline (2006–2008). We calculated adjusted risk ratios (RRs) with 95% CIs for diabetes at follow-up (2017–2019), associated with CWP and body mass index (BMI), physical activity, and insomnia symptoms. The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) was calculated to investigate the synergistic effect between CWP and adverse lifestyle factors.Results Compared with the reference group without chronic pain and no adverse lifestyle factors, those with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 10.85 (95% CI 7.83 to 15.05) and 8.87 (95% CI 6.49 to 12.12), respectively; those with physical activity <2 hours/week with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 2.26 (95% CI 1.78 to 2.88) and 1.54 (95% CI 1.24 to 1.93), respectively; and those with insomnia symptoms with and without CWP had RRs for diabetes of 1.31 (95% CI 1.07 to 1.60) and 1.27 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.56), respectively. There was little evidence of synergistic effect between CWP and BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (RERI=1.66, 95% CI −0.44 to 3.76), low physical activity (RERI=0.37, 95% CI −0.29 to 1.03) or insomnia symptoms (RERI=−0.09, 95% CI −0.51 to 0.34) on the risk of diabetes.Conclusions These findings show no clear interaction between CWP and adverse lifestyle factors on the risk of diabetes.https://drc.bmj.com/content/11/5/e003249.full
spellingShingle Bjørn Olav Åsvold
Paul Jarle Mork
Tom I L Nilsen
Anna Marcuzzi
Rocio Caceres-Matos
Eugenia Gil-Garcia
Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
title Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
title_full Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
title_fullStr Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
title_full_unstemmed Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
title_short Interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes: longitudinal data from the Norwegian HUNT Study
title_sort interplay between chronic widespread pain and lifestyle factors on the risk of type 2 diabetes longitudinal data from the norwegian hunt study
url https://drc.bmj.com/content/11/5/e003249.full
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