Does neighbourhood deprivation influence low back pain and arthritis: An empirical study using multilevel twin design
Yingyu Feng, Jocelyn L. Bowden, David J. Hunter, Paulo Ferreira, Glen E. Duncan

TL;DR
This study found no link between neighborhood deprivation and low back pain or arthritis, but education level was associated with these conditions.
Contribution
The study uses a multilevel twin design to examine neighborhood deprivation's impact on musculoskeletal conditions.
Findings
Neighbourhood deprivation was not significantly associated with low back pain or arthritis.
Individuals without a bachelor’s degree were more likely to report low back pain or both low back pain and arthritis.
Household income was not significantly associated with low back pain or arthritis after adjusting for age, sex, and BMI.
Abstract
Neighbourhood deprivation has been found to be associated with many health conditions, but its association with low back pain (LBP) and arthritis is unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between neighbourhood deprivation with LBP and arthritis, and its potential interaction with individual socioeconomic status (SES) on these outcomes. Monozygotic (MZ) twins from the Washington State Twin Registry were used to control for genetic and common environmental factors that could otherwise confound the purported relationship. Multilevel models were employed to examine the association between neighbourhood deprivation as well as individual-level SES with LBP/arthritis, adjusting for age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and residence rurality. There were 6,380 individuals in the LBP sample and 2,030 individuals in the arthritis sample. Neighbourhood deprivation was not associated with…
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TopicsBiomedical and Chemical Research
