The impact of sarcopenia on low back pain and quality of life in patients with osteoporosis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Yohei Hirakawa¹  Kazuhito Minamitani¹  Tatsuhiro Yoshida²  Kimiaki Sato²  Shoji Iwahashi²  Kimiaki Yokosuka²  Kei Yamada²  Masafumi Bekki³  Sohei Iwanaga³  Hiroo Matsuse³  Naoto Shiba³  Koji Hara³  Ryuki Hashida³  Eriko Higashi⁴  Takahiko Higuchi⁵  Asami Kubota⁵  Yoko Muta⁵  Hiromi Imagawa⁵ 

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, 5-7-1 Himakino, 811-3298, Fukutsu, Japan;Department of Orthopedics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan;Department of Orthopedics, Kurume University School of Medicine, 830-0011, Kurume, Japan;Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Hospital, 67 Asahi-machi, 830-0011, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan;Division of Rehabilitation, Kurume University Hospital, 67 Asahi-machi, 830-0011, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan;Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, 5-7-1 Himakino, 811-3298, Fukutsu, Japan;

关键词: Osteoporosis;    Adults spinal deformity;    Sarcopenia;    Quality of life;    Sagittal alignments;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-022-05086-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeOsteoporosis combined with sarcopenia contributes to a high risk of falling, fracture, and even mortality. However, sarcopenia’s impact on low back pain and quality of life (QOL) in patients with osteoporosis is still unknown. The purpose of this study is to investigate low back pain and QOL in osteoporosis patients with sarcopenia.MethodsWe assessed 100 ambulatory patients who came to our hospital for osteoporosis treatment. Low back pain was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) with 100 being an extreme amount of pain and 0 no pain. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) score was used to assess QOL after adjustment for age, history of vertebral fracture, and adult spinal deformity. Differences in low back pain intensity assessed by VAS between groups were evaluated by the Willcoxon rank-sum test. Covariance analysis was used to assess QOL. All data are expressed as either median, interquartile range, or average, standard error.ResultsPatients were classified into the sarcopenia group (n = 32) and the non-sarcopenia group (n = 68). Low back pain intensity assessed by VAS was significantly higher in the sarcopenia group than in the non-sarcopenia group (33.0 [0-46.6] vs. 8.5 [0-40.0]; p < 0.05). The subscales of the JOABPEQ for low back pain were significantly lower in the sarcopenia group than in the non-sarcopenia group (65.0 ± 4.63 vs. 84.0 ± 3.1; p < 0.05).ConclusionIn this cross-sectional study, sarcopenia affected low back pain and QOL in ambulatory patients with osteoporosis. Sarcopenia may exacerbate low back pain and QOL.

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