Research Article

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

Table 3

Odds ratio of risk factors measures and relationship to chronic pain.

Odds ratio estimatesPr > ChiSq
BiomarkerPoint estimate95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

ZLN-CRP1.0511.0011.1030.044
ZLN-FBR1.1021.0521.154<0.0001
ZLN-TRI1.0170.9781.0580.396
Z-BMI1.1371.0911.184<0.0001

ZLN-CRP: C-reactive protein (CRP) log transformed z score.
ZLN-FBR: fibrinogen log transformed z score.
ZLN-TRI: triglycerides log transformed z score.
Z-BMI: body mass index (BMI) z score.
A value greater than 1.0 is associated with increased odds for chronic pain.