Table 3

The associations of obesity, lipids and adipokines with upper extremity pain intensity

OR*95% CIOR†95% CI
Waist circumference ‡
 Normal11
 Overweight1.20.5 to 3.21.20.4 to 3.2
 Obese3.21.3 to 7.92.91.1 to 7.3
HDL cholesterol tertile (mmol/L)
 >1.8311
 1.48–1.830.80.3 to 2.20.70.2 to 2.0
 <1.484.11.5 to 11.03.91.4 to 10.1
Triglycerides tertile (mmol/L)
 <0.7211
 0.72–1.081.60.6 to 4.11.40.5 to 3.8
 >1.083.01.2 to 7.62.61.0 to 6.8
 Visfatin§1.51.0 to 2.11.41.0 to 2.1
  • *Adjusted for age, gender, statin medication, alcohol consumption and job strain.

  • †Further adjustment for depressive symptoms.

  • ‡Normal: men <94 cm, women <80 cm; overweight: men 94–101.9 cm, women 80–87.9 cm; obese: men ≥102 cm, women ≥88 cm.

  • §Continuous variable; increment of 1SD.