A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders pose major public health challenges, and accelerated biological aging may increase their risk. This study investigates the association between biological aging and musculoskeletal disorders, with a focus on sex-related differences. Methods We analyzed da...

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Main Authors: Wenming Wei, Xin Qi, Bolun Cheng, Na Zhang, Yijing Zhao, Xiaoyue Qin, Dan He, Xiaoge Chu, Sirong Shi, Qingqing Cai, Xuena Yang, Shiqiang Cheng, Peilin Meng, Jingni Hui, Chuyu Pan, Li Liu, Yan Wen, Huan Liu, Yumeng Jia, Feng Zhang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00706-5
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author Wenming Wei
Xin Qi
Bolun Cheng
Na Zhang
Yijing Zhao
Xiaoyue Qin
Dan He
Xiaoge Chu
Sirong Shi
Qingqing Cai
Xuena Yang
Shiqiang Cheng
Peilin Meng
Jingni Hui
Chuyu Pan
Li Liu
Yan Wen
Huan Liu
Yumeng Jia
Feng Zhang
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Xin Qi
Bolun Cheng
Na Zhang
Yijing Zhao
Xiaoyue Qin
Dan He
Xiaoge Chu
Sirong Shi
Qingqing Cai
Xuena Yang
Shiqiang Cheng
Peilin Meng
Jingni Hui
Chuyu Pan
Li Liu
Yan Wen
Huan Liu
Yumeng Jia
Feng Zhang
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description Abstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders pose major public health challenges, and accelerated biological aging may increase their risk. This study investigates the association between biological aging and musculoskeletal disorders, with a focus on sex-related differences. Methods We analyzed data from 172,332 UK Biobank participants (mean age of 56.03 ± 8.10 years). Biological age was calculated using the KDM-BA and PhenoAge algorithms based on blood biomarkers. Musculoskeletal disorders were diagnosed using the ICD-10 criteria, with sample sizes ranging from 1,182 to 23,668. Logistic regression assessed cross-sectional associations between age acceleration (AA) metrics and musculoskeletal disorders. Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) model was used for survival analysis to evaluate the relationships between AAs and musculoskeletal disorders onset. Models were adjusted for demographic, lifestyle, and socio-economic covariates. The threshold of P-values were set by the Holm-Bonferroni correction. Results Cross-sectional analyses reveal significant associations between AAs and fourteen musculoskeletal disorders. Survival analyses indicate that AAs significantly accelerate the onset of nine musculoskeletal disorders, including inflammatory polyarthropathies (RTKDM-BA = 0.993; RTPhenoAge = 0.983), systemic connective tissue disorders (RTKDM-BA = 0.987; RTPhenoAge = 0.980), spondylopathies (RTPhenoAge= 0.994), disorders of bone density and structure (RTPhenoAge= 0.991), gout (RTPhenoAge= 0.968), arthritis (RTPhenoAge= 0.991), pain in joint (RTPhenoAge= 0.989), low back pain (RTPhenoAge= 0.986), and osteoporosis (RTPhenoAge= 0.994). Sensitivity analyses are consistent with the primary findings. Sex-specific variations are observed, with AAs accelerating spondylopathies, arthritis, and low back pain in females, while osteoporosis is accelerated in males. Conclusion Accelerated biological aging is significantly associated with the incidence of several musculoskeletal disorders. These insights highlight the importance of biological age assessments in gauging musculoskeletal disorder risk, aiding early detection, prevention, and management.
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spelling doaj-art-d1bd65e5123e4ad39bf48c6ec9bf1c282024-12-22T12:44:13ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Medicine2730-664X2024-12-01411810.1038/s43856-024-00706-5A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disordersWenming Wei0Xin Qi1Bolun Cheng2Na Zhang3Yijing Zhao4Xiaoyue Qin5Dan He6Xiaoge Chu7Sirong Shi8Qingqing Cai9Xuena Yang10Shiqiang Cheng11Peilin Meng12Jingni Hui13Chuyu Pan14Li Liu15Yan Wen16Huan Liu17Yumeng Jia18Feng Zhang19Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityKey Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityAbstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders pose major public health challenges, and accelerated biological aging may increase their risk. This study investigates the association between biological aging and musculoskeletal disorders, with a focus on sex-related differences. Methods We analyzed data from 172,332 UK Biobank participants (mean age of 56.03 ± 8.10 years). Biological age was calculated using the KDM-BA and PhenoAge algorithms based on blood biomarkers. Musculoskeletal disorders were diagnosed using the ICD-10 criteria, with sample sizes ranging from 1,182 to 23,668. Logistic regression assessed cross-sectional associations between age acceleration (AA) metrics and musculoskeletal disorders. Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) model was used for survival analysis to evaluate the relationships between AAs and musculoskeletal disorders onset. Models were adjusted for demographic, lifestyle, and socio-economic covariates. The threshold of P-values were set by the Holm-Bonferroni correction. Results Cross-sectional analyses reveal significant associations between AAs and fourteen musculoskeletal disorders. Survival analyses indicate that AAs significantly accelerate the onset of nine musculoskeletal disorders, including inflammatory polyarthropathies (RTKDM-BA = 0.993; RTPhenoAge = 0.983), systemic connective tissue disorders (RTKDM-BA = 0.987; RTPhenoAge = 0.980), spondylopathies (RTPhenoAge= 0.994), disorders of bone density and structure (RTPhenoAge= 0.991), gout (RTPhenoAge= 0.968), arthritis (RTPhenoAge= 0.991), pain in joint (RTPhenoAge= 0.989), low back pain (RTPhenoAge= 0.986), and osteoporosis (RTPhenoAge= 0.994). Sensitivity analyses are consistent with the primary findings. Sex-specific variations are observed, with AAs accelerating spondylopathies, arthritis, and low back pain in females, while osteoporosis is accelerated in males. Conclusion Accelerated biological aging is significantly associated with the incidence of several musculoskeletal disorders. These insights highlight the importance of biological age assessments in gauging musculoskeletal disorder risk, aiding early detection, prevention, and management.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00706-5
spellingShingle Wenming Wei
Xin Qi
Bolun Cheng
Na Zhang
Yijing Zhao
Xiaoyue Qin
Dan He
Xiaoge Chu
Sirong Shi
Qingqing Cai
Xuena Yang
Shiqiang Cheng
Peilin Meng
Jingni Hui
Chuyu Pan
Li Liu
Yan Wen
Huan Liu
Yumeng Jia
Feng Zhang
A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
Communications Medicine
title A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
title_full A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
title_fullStr A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
title_full_unstemmed A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
title_short A prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
title_sort prospective study of associations between accelerated biological aging and twenty musculoskeletal disorders
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00706-5
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