Article
Disentangling the association between chronic pain and sarcopenia-related traits: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Sept 2026
Wang Weijie, Zhang Qiankun, Wu Zhenhua
Abstract excerpt
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the potential causal relationships between chronic pain and three key sarcopenia-related quantitative traits: (a) hand grip strength; (b) usual walking pace; and (c) appendicular lean mass, using bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization.MethodsWe conducted bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization using summary-level data from large-scale genome-wide...
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- Humans
- Sarcopenia
- Hand Strength
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Chronic Pain
- Genome-Wide Association Study
