Vitamin D inadequacy combined with high BMI affects paraspinal muscle atrophy and pain intensity in postmenopausal women.

H ChenH-W XuS-B ZhangY-Y YiShan-Jin Wang

Published in: Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society (2021)

Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency combined with a high BMI was associated with PSM atrophy and LBP intensity in postmenopausal women. The interaction analysis showed a positive additive interaction between BMI and vitamin D status.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
body mass index
weight gain
high intensity
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
body composition
spinal cord injury
physical activity
spinal cord