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Does Visceral Fat a Risk Factor Associate With Bone Density of Back Pain Patients in Lumbar Disc Degeneration?

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: The impact of obesity and excess of visceral fat has been linked to bone metabolism. The objective of the study was relationship between visceral fat and bone density (BD) on back pain subjects with disc degeneration. Methods: A total of 197 low back pain subjects between 30-70 years, undergone lumbosacral MRI (1.5T) were included. Based on MRI report, subjects were grouped into disc bulging (DBG) and Nerve compression Group (NCG) depending on degree of degeneration. Body fat were analysed by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Depending on the fat distribution, subjects were also subdivided into normal, overfat and obese. Results: The result showed that in disc bulging patients there was a signiﬁcant correlation between visceral fat with bone density and it was statistically significant (p=0.0002). In nerve compression group (NCG), visceral fat and bone density were statistically highly significant (p=0.000). Conclusion: The degree of increment of visceral fat has a negative effect on bone density. So body composition analysis is of utmost importance in clinics for the preservation of bone health and severity of degeneration.

Source: Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology

DOI: 10.53555/aqrwzn61

Authors: C K Sreeja, V N Meena Devi, M K Aneesh, Sreekanth K S

Institutions: Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation

Language: English

Topic: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4411388979

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