Education, gender, and frequent pain among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, England, China, and India.,Pain

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Education, gender, and frequent pain among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, England, China, and India.
Pain ( IF 5.9 ) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 , DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003349
Chihua Li _{1,

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Using cross-sectional data from the United States, England, China, and India, we examined the relationship between education and frequent pain, alongside the modification role of gender in this relationship. We further examined patterns of 3 pain dimensions among participants who reported frequent pain, including pain severity, interference with daily activities, and medication use (these pain dimension questions were not administered in all countries). Our analytical sample included 92,204 participants aged 50 years and above. We found a high prevalence of frequent pain across the 4 countries ranging from 28% to 41%. Probit models showed that higher education was associated with lower risk of pain (United States: -0.26, 95% CI: -0.33, -0.19; England: -0.32, 95% CI: -0.39, -0.25; China: -0.33, 95% CI -0.41, -0.26; India: -0.18, 95% CI -0.21, -0.15). Notably, in China and India, the negative association between higher education and frequent pain was less pronounced among women compared with men, which was not observed in the United States or England. Further analysis showed that individuals with higher education experiencing frequent pain reported less severity, fewer daily activity interferences, and less medication use compared with those with lower education. In the United States, these associations were stronger among women. Our findings highlight the prevalent pain among middle-aged and older adults in these 4 countries and emphasize the potentially protective role of higher education on frequent pain, with nuanced gender differences across different settings. This underscores the need for tailored strategies considering educational and gender differences to improve pain management and awareness.

更新日期：2024-08-26

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