Table 2

Age and gender adjusted OR of pain intensity according to metabolic factors, adipokines, medication, depressive symptoms and work-related factors

CharacteristicOR95% CI
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 <25.01
 25.0–29.91.90.9 to 4.0
 ≥30.02.10.8 to 5.4
Waist circumference*
 Normal1
 Overweight1.60.6 to 3.8
 Obese3.21.4 to 7.4
Waist–hip ratio†
 Normal1
 Overweight1.00.5 to 2.2
 Obese3.31.3 to 8.6
Fat percent tertile
 <23.31
 23.3–30.50.90.3 to 2.3
 >30.51.70.7 to 4.2
Body fat index tertile (kg/m2)
 <5.131
 5.13–7.410.90.4 to 2.3
 >7.411.60.7 to 3.6
Total cholesterol tertile (mmol/L)
 <4.71
 4.7–5.31.00.4 to 2.7
 >5.31.80.8 to 4.0
LDL cholesterol tertile (mmol/L)
 <2.51
 2.5–3.31.10.4 to 2.6
 >3.31.70.7 to 4.2
HDL cholesterol tertile (mmol/L)
 >1.831
 1.48–1.830.90.4 to 2.2
 <1.482.71.2 to 6.3
HDL ratio tertile
 <2.731
 2.73–3.312.81.2 to 6.9
 >3.312.61.1 to 6.4
Triglycerides tertile (mmol/L)
 <0.721
 0.72–1.081.70.7 to 4.0
 >1.082.81.2 to 6.6
Adipokines‡
 Adiponectin0.90.6 to 1.3
 Leptin1.20.9 to 1.8
 Resistin1.20.8 to 1.6
 Visfatin1.41.0 to 2.0
Medication
 Statin0.90.2 to 4.3
 Antihypertensive1.50.6 to 3.8
 Antidepressive1.20.2 to 7.6
Depressive symptoms2.51.2 to 5.2
 Physical load1.50.7 to 3.1
 Job strain0.20.1 to 0.7
 Fear avoidance beliefs1.20.4 to 3.4
  • *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.

  • †Normal: men <0.9, women <0.8; Overweight: men 0.9–1.0; obese: women 0.8–0.9 men >1.0; women >0.9.

  • ‡Continuous variable; increment of 1SD.