Sedentary behavior, increasing age, and overweight/obesity increase the presence and intensity of the chronic joint pain in individuals affected by Chikungunya fever.
Joselanny F LemosLetycia Monteiro Cavalcanti AraújoVinícius José Guimarães do CarmoEdeilson Júnior Amaral CardosoAna Isabel da Silva FerreiraKlarice Francisca Dos Santos BarbosaMaria Cristina Falcão RaposoLetycia Monteiro Cavalcanti AraújoPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2024)
A high prevalence of chronic, persistent joint pain was observed, with a greater prevalence in the morning. The joints most affected by chronic pain and with the greatest pain intensity were the ankles, and interphalangeal joints of the hands and knees. Sedentary behavior, increasing age, and overweight/obesity were the factors associated with chronic joint pain in individuals affected by CF in this study. Key Points • Individuals affected by CF had a high prevalence of chronic joint pain, persistent and more prevalent in the mornings • The ankles and interphalangeal joints of the hands and knees were the joints with the highest prevalence of pain • The ankles and interphalangeal joints of the hands and knees were the joints with the greatest pain intensity • Sedentary behavior, increasing age, and overweight/obesity were factors associated with chronic joint pain in individuals affected by CF.