Chinese researchers recently conducted a study to see if a health measure called CDAI has any connection to the occurrence of low back pain.
CDAI is like a score that helps gauge a person’s health status.
After considering various factors that could influence the results, the researchers found that, on the whole, there wasn’t a strong link between CDAI and low back pain.
However, they noticed something interesting.
People with higher CDAI scores (indicating better health) were found to be less likely to experience low back pain compared to those with lower scores.
This association, which was statistically significant, meant it’s not likely that it can be explained by chance.
They also checked this trend across different groups, like men and women.
Interestingly, the link between higher CDAI scores and lower likelihood of low back pain was stronger in women. Women with higher CDAI scores had a significantly lower chance of having low back pain compared to those with lower scores.
The study also explored the role of two minerals, zinc and selenium, in relation to low back pain.
They found that an increase in zinc levels was linked to a higher chance of experiencing low back pain, while an increase in selenium levels was linked to a lower chance of having low back pain.
In summary, the study suggests that there might be a connection between better overall health and a lower likelihood of experiencing low back pain, especially in women. Additionally, changes in zinc and selenium levels in the body seem to play a role in the occurrence of low back pain.
Reference
Feng, C., Yao, J., Xie, Y. et al. Association between different composite dietary antioxidant indexes and low back pain in American women adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES. BMC Public Health 24, 147 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17649-0
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