Investigating the Burden of Chronic Pain: An Inflammatory and Metabolic Composite

Figure 1

Risk factor composite by chronic pain severity groups. Adjusted for sex, age, education, alcohol use, exercise, and smoking. Chronic pain severity groups: pain dimensions: frequency, intensity, time, and total number of pain sites (FITT). 1 (low 4, high 0), 2 (low 3, high 1), 3 (low 2, high 2), 4 (low 1, high 3), 5 (low 0, high 4), and added to reflect no chronic pain.