Chronic back pain

1. Chronic back pain raises the risk of cardiovascular disease in humans (HR 1.71, 95% CI 1.23-2.37).

   Humanscontinuous chronic back pain for more than a yearup to 20 yearsmalesn = 1,024

   Continuous chronic back pain >1 year and incident cardiovascular disease in elderly men: results from the ULSAM-study · Scandinavian journal of pain · 2 Sep 2026

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