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Evidence of causal effects of blood pressure on back pain and back pain on type II diabetes provided by a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society - 1 Aug 2023
Suri Pradeep, Elgaeva Elizaveta E, Williams Frances M K, Freidin Maxim B, Zaytseva Olga O, Aulchenko Yurii S, Tsepilov Yakov A
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type II diabetes) have been proposed as risk factors for back pain. However, few longitudinal studies have found significant associations between cardiovascular risk factors and back pain, and these may be explained by confounding or reverse causation. PURPOSE: To examine potential causal effects of cardiovascular risk factors on...
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