Predictors of pain in general ageing populations: results from a multi-country analysis based on ATHLOS harmonized database.
Alberto RaggiMatilde LeonardiBlanca Mellor-MarsáMaria V MonetaAlbert Sanchez-NiuboStefanos TyrovolasIago Giné-VázquezJosep M HaroSomnath ChatterjiMartin BobakJose L Ayuso-MateosHolger ArndtMuhammad Z HossinJerome BickenbachSeppo KoskinenBeata Tobiasz-AdamczykDemosthenes PanagiotakosBarbara CorsoPublished in: The journal of headache and pain (2020)
Our results showed that 39.5% of respondents developed pain over a five-year follow-up period, that there are proximal and distal risk factors for pain, and that part of them are directly modifiable. Actions aimed at improving sleep, reducing weight among obese people and treating fatigue would positively impact on pain onset, and avoiding vigorous exercise should be advised to people aged 60 or over, in particular if female or obese.