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Global study on lifespan pain prevalence
Overview
A global study published in Nature Medicine, led by researchers at McGill University, has analyzed self-reported pain data from 6.1 million individuals across 118 countries and territories. The research establishes reference curves for pain prevalence across the human lifespan, noting that prevalence generally increases from approximately 30 percent at age five to 70 percent at age 100.
The study identifies significant gender disparities, noting that women report higher levels of pain than men across all 11 examined body areas. Women were found to be 83 percent more likely to report facial pain, 74 percent more likely to report headaches, and 60 percent more likely to experience abdominal pain compared to men. While the exact causes remain under investigation, researchers are looking into biological sex hormones, immune system function, and nervous system processing.
Recent findings expanding on these disparities highlight the impact on rare disease diagnosis. Women with rare diseases face a diagnostic delay that averages 5.4 years, which is approximately 46 percent longer than the delay experienced by men. The data indicates that 53 percent of women reported their symptoms were not taken seriously or were attributed to stress. Additionally, socioeconomic factors and healthcare access influence these patterns. The burden of caregiving also shows gendered trends; for instance, a study in Germany found that 83.2 percent of caregivers for family members with rare diseases were mothers, with nearly 90 percent of those caregivers reporting clinically elevated psychological distress.
Entities
McGill University · Nature Medicine · Katérina Papoutsaki · Matt Fillingham · Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto
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[HEALTH] 2 sourcesGender disparities in pain perception and rare disease diagnosis
A global study of 6 million people shows women experience higher pain levels in various body regions and face significantly longer delays in receiving diagnoses for rare diseases compared to men.
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[HEALTH] 4 sourcesGender disparities in pain prevalence revealed by global study
A study of 6.1 million people across 118 regions published in Nature Medicine shows women report pain more frequently than men across 11 body areas.
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[HEALTH] 2 sourcesGlobal study maps pain prevalence across 6.1 million people
A global study of 6.1 million people across 118 countries reveals that pain prevalence varies by body region and age, often following an inverted U-shaped curve rather than increasing linearly.
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[HEALTH] 3 sourcesGlobal study finds women experience more bodily pain than men
A global study of 6 million people reveals women experience more pain than men across all body areas, with the sharpest increases in pain prevalence occurring before age 55.
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canalalentejo.sapo.pt · e-radio.gr · espreso.co.rs · hna.de · inpactmedia.com · knowridge.com · news-medical.net · sapo.pt · telegram.hr · time.news · youweekly.gr
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