Prevalence and municipal variation in chronic musculoskeletal pain among independent older people: data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES).

Keiko Yamada Tomoko Fujii Yasuhiko Kubota Takaaki Ikeda Masamichi Hanazato Naoki Kondo Ko Matsudaira Katsunori Kondo

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2022)

The prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain was consistent with previous global reports. Areas with overpopulation and depopulation tended to have higher pain prevalence, but population density and population aging rate did not explain municipal variance. Further research is needed to identify other factors that contribute to regional variance.

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