The association between insomnia, c-reactive protein, and chronic low back pain: cross-sectional analysis of the HUNT study, Norway.
c-reactive protein
chronic low back pain
epidemiology
inflammation
insomnia
Journal
Scandinavian journal of pain
ISSN: 1877-8879
Titre abrégé: Scand J Pain
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101520867
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 Oct 2019
25 Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
20
02
2019
accepted:
06
06
2019
pubmed:
10
7
2019
medline:
10
7
2019
entrez:
10
7
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Chronic low back pain (chronic LBP) is the number one cause for years lived with disability among 301 diseases and injuries analyzed by The Global Burden of Disease study 2013. Insomnia is highly prevalent among people with chronic LBP. To explain the sleep-pain relationship, theoretical models propose that insomnia symptoms may be associated with increased basal inflammation, operationalized as c-reactive protein (CRP) and lead to further pain and disrupted sleep. We aimed to determine the associations between insomnia, chronic LBP, and inflammation (operationalized as CRP), whilst controlling for age, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, depression, anxiety and osteoarthritis. A cross-sectional analysis of the third Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (2006-2008), a rural population survey of 50,666 participants in Norway aged 20-96 years. Insomnia (dichotomous) was defined according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition, and chronic LBP (dichotomous) as low back pain or stiffness lasting at least 3 months. Data for CRP were obtained from non-fasting serum samples and assessed via latex immunoassay methodology. We excluded participants with the following self-reported chronic somatic diseases: chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia or ankylosing spondylosis. Possible associations between presence of insomnia and presence of chronic LBP (dependent), and the level of CRP and presence of chronic LBP (dependent), were assessed using logistic regression models. The possible association between insomnia and CRP (dependent) was assessed using linear regression. Multivariable analyses were conducted adjusting for confounders stated in our aim that achieved In our total included sample ( Individuals with insomnia have twice the odds of reporting chronic LBP. Insomnia, CRP and chronic LBP appear to be linked but the role of CRP appears to be limited. Longitudinal studies may help further explore the causal inference between insomnia chronic LBP, and inflammation. Given the strong relationship between insomnia and chronic LBP, screening and management of comorbid insomnia and chronic LBP should be considered in clinical practice. Further longitudinal studies are required to explore whether the presence of insomnia and increased inflammation affects the development of chronic LBP.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
OBJECTIVE
Chronic low back pain (chronic LBP) is the number one cause for years lived with disability among 301 diseases and injuries analyzed by The Global Burden of Disease study 2013. Insomnia is highly prevalent among people with chronic LBP. To explain the sleep-pain relationship, theoretical models propose that insomnia symptoms may be associated with increased basal inflammation, operationalized as c-reactive protein (CRP) and lead to further pain and disrupted sleep. We aimed to determine the associations between insomnia, chronic LBP, and inflammation (operationalized as CRP), whilst controlling for age, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, depression, anxiety and osteoarthritis.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional analysis of the third Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (2006-2008), a rural population survey of 50,666 participants in Norway aged 20-96 years. Insomnia (dichotomous) was defined according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition, and chronic LBP (dichotomous) as low back pain or stiffness lasting at least 3 months. Data for CRP were obtained from non-fasting serum samples and assessed via latex immunoassay methodology. We excluded participants with the following self-reported chronic somatic diseases: chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia or ankylosing spondylosis. Possible associations between presence of insomnia and presence of chronic LBP (dependent), and the level of CRP and presence of chronic LBP (dependent), were assessed using logistic regression models. The possible association between insomnia and CRP (dependent) was assessed using linear regression. Multivariable analyses were conducted adjusting for confounders stated in our aim that achieved
RESULTS
RESULTS
In our total included sample (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Individuals with insomnia have twice the odds of reporting chronic LBP. Insomnia, CRP and chronic LBP appear to be linked but the role of CRP appears to be limited. Longitudinal studies may help further explore the causal inference between insomnia chronic LBP, and inflammation.
IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Given the strong relationship between insomnia and chronic LBP, screening and management of comorbid insomnia and chronic LBP should be considered in clinical practice. Further longitudinal studies are required to explore whether the presence of insomnia and increased inflammation affects the development of chronic LBP.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31287802
doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2019-0033
pii: /j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2019-0033/sjpain-2019-0033.xml
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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©2019 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. All rights reserved.
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