RT Journal Article
T1 Relationships between Physical Activity Level and Pain in the Spanish Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
A1 Denche Zamorano, Ángel Manuel
A1 Franco García, Juan Manuel
A1 Pastor Cisneros, Raquel
A1 Salas Gómez, Diana
A1 Collado Mateo, Daniel
A1 Olivares Sánchez-Toledo, Pedro Rufino
A1 Adsuar, José Carmelo
AB One third of the world’s population suffers from some form of pain. Physical inactivity is one of the causes that reduces physical fitness and may lead to an increase in the prevalence of pain in the population. Aims. To analyse the relationships between the level of physical activity (PAL) and the prevalence and degree of pain, the limitations and impact of pain on daily activities and the use of pain medication in the Spanish population. Hypothesis. PAL is related to pain among Spaniards. Methodology. A cross-sectional study design was used, based on data obtained from the Spanish National Health Survey 2017 with 17,777 participants. A descriptive analysis was performed. Nonparametric statistical tests were used: chi-square statistic to analyse intergroup differences in ordinal variables; Mann−Whitney U test to analyse intergroup differences in continuous variables. A correlation study was also performed between the variables of interest, using Spearman’s rho. Results. Relationships were found between PAL and: prevalence of pain, degree of pain, limitations due to pain in usual activities, level of impact in daily activities and use of pain medication in the Spanish population (p < 0.001). Performing moderate and intense PA was related to lower prevalence and degree of pain in the population that performed it, compared to those who only walked or were inactive. Weak correlations were found between the level of PA and the study variables (p < 0.001). Conclusions. High PALs in the population are related to better indicators of pain among Spaniards, appearing to reduce the prevalence and degree of pain, as well as the limitations and impact caused by pain in the daily activities of citizens, and could reduce the use of pain medication in the adult Spanish population.
PB MDPI
SN 2075-4426 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22113
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22113
LA eng
NO Denche-Zamorano, Á., Franco-García, J. M., Pastor-Cisneros, R., Salas-Gómez, D., Collado-Mateo, D., Olivares, P. R., & Adsuar, J. C. (2022). Relationships between Physical Activity Level and Pain in the Spanish Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. In Journal of Personalized Medicine (Vol. 12, Issue 10, p. 1591). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12101591
NO This research was funded by “Ayudas para la Realización de Actividades de Investigacióny Desarrollo Tecnológico, de Divulgación y de Transferencia de Conocimiento por los Grupos deInvestigación de Extremadura 2021”; Financed by the Junta de Extremadura and the European SocialFund. Grant number 2021/00461/001.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026