{"id":690282,"date":"2025-09-16T07:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/analysis-isolates-population-aging-as-primary-driver-of-musculoskeletal-disorders\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:35:13","slug":"analysis-isolates-population-aging-as-primary-driver-of-musculoskeletal-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/analysis-isolates-population-aging-as-primary-driver-of-musculoskeletal-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis isolates population aging as primary driver of musculoskeletal disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393cb5cebe8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393cb5cebe8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/analysis-isolates-population-aging-as-primary-driver-of-musculoskeletal-disorders\/#Key_findings_include\" >Key findings include:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/study-isolates-populat.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/study-isolates-populat.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"This map depicts the ratios between the numbers of incident cases attributed to incidence rate changes and those attributed to population aging in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021. &quot;Not applicable&quot; indicates population deaging associated decreases in incident cases. Credit: &lt;i&gt;Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases&lt;\/i&gt; \/ Guan et al.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/study-isolates-populat.jpg\" alt=\"Study isolates population aging as primary driver of musculoskeletal disorders\" title=\"This map depicts the ratios between the numbers of incident cases attributed to incidence rate changes and those attributed to population aging in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021. &quot;Not applicable&quot; indicates population deaging associated decreases in incident cases. Credit: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases \/ Guan et al.\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                This map depicts the ratios between the numbers of incident cases attributed to incidence rate changes and those attributed to population aging in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021. &#8220;Not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licable&#8221; indicates population deaging associated decreases in incident cases. Credit: <i>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/i> \/ Guan et al.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Novel research shows that in approximately one third of countries and territories worldwide, population aging was the largest contributor to the growing burden of musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ard.2025.08.002\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a> in the <i>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/i>, is poised to inform targeted public health strategies and health care resource allocation to alleviate the global burden and economic impact of these disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Musculoskeletal disorders\u2014conditions like arthritis, osteoporosis, and back pain\u2014are among the leading causes of disability globally. As the global population ages at an accelerating pace, so do the associated health and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>While a growing concern, little was known about to what extent the increasing burden of musculoskeletal disorders is directly driven by population aging itself, as opposed to other factors like population growth.<\/p>\n<p>This new study quantified the net effect of population aging on the global burden and health care costs of these disorders.<\/p>\n<p>Using the Global Burden of Disease 2021 data, researchers disentangled the effects of population aging from those of population growth and changes in age-specific epidemiological rates, while accounting for geographic variation, sociodemographic factors, sex differences, and major musculoskeletal subcategories. They also estimated health care costs of musculoskeletal disorders attributed to population aging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Population aging is an inevitable global trend, but its impact on musculoskeletal disorders is not equally distributed. Our study shows that middle-income countries are experiencing the steepest proportional increases yet often have the least prepared health care systems to respond,&#8221; explains lead investigator Hai-Feng Pan, MD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and Inflammation and Immune <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a>ted Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui, China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/study-isolates-populat-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2025\/study-isolates-populat-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"This map shows health care costs for musculoskeletal disorders attributed to population aging (million US$) in 204 countries and territories, 2021. &quot;Not applicable&quot; indicates population deaging associated decreases in prevalent cases. Credit: &lt;i&gt;Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases&lt;\/i&gt; \/ Guan et al.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/study-isolates-populat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Study isolates population aging as primary driver of musculoskeletal disorders\" title=\"This map shows health care costs for musculoskeletal disorders attributed to population aging (million US$) in 204 countries and territories, 2021. &quot;Not applicable&quot; indicates population deaging associated decreases in prevalent cases. Credit: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases \/ Guan et al.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                This map shows health care costs for musculoskeletal disorders attributed to population aging (million US$) in 204 countries and territories, 2021. &#8220;Not applicable&#8221; indicates population deaging associated decreases in prevalent cases. Credit: <i>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/i> \/ Guan et al.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_findings_include\"><\/span>Key findings include:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In about one third of countries and territories, population aging was the largest contributor to the increasing burden of musculoskeletal disorders.<\/li>\n<li>Middle-income countries bore the highest proportional burden of musculoskeletal disorders from population aging, despite having younger populations than high-income countries. This reflects the rapid demographic shift in these countries combined with limited health system readiness to meet older adults&#8217; needs.<\/li>\n<li>Globally, men experienced a greater impact of population aging, particularly in high- and high-middle-income countries. Women were more affected in low- to middle-income countries.<\/li>\n<li>Osteoarthritis was the most affected musculoskeletal disorder globally, followed by gout and rheumatoid arthritis.<\/li>\n<li>Population aging-related musculoskeletal disorders cost US$96 billion in global health care costs in 2021, equivalent to 0.10% of the global gross domestic product (GDP), surpassing the costs attributed to common modifiable risk factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;This research has confirmed that population growth and aging of populations in all countries drive most of these increases, and the study&#8217;s uniqueness lies in its inclusion of the financial impact on societies aiming to deliver health care for musculoskeletal conditions,&#8221; comments leading authority in the field Professor Lyn March, AM, MBBS, Ph.D., Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Principal Collaborator; Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health (GMUSC), Executive Co-Lead; and Professor of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, University of Sydney and Kolling Institute, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Musculoskeletal health is crying out for attention and costing individuals and societies physically, emotionally, and financially. If not now, when will there be a global strategy addressing the pain and mobility loss of the billions living with a musculoskeletal disorder?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Co-lead investigator of the study, Shi-Yang Guan, MD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, and Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Anhui, notes, &#8220;Our results can help policymakers prioritize interventions tailored to sociodemographic context, sex differences, and specific musculoskeletal disorders, including strengthening preventive measures, improving long-term management, and ensuring sustainable financing to address the rising costs attributed to population aging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, this could reduce disability, improve quality of life for older adults, and make health care systems more resilient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This study is a wake-up call for politicians and other stakeholders in the European Union and other parts of the world to focus research efforts on understanding, preventing, and treating musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, in an aging population to ensure aging in health and with good quality of life,&#8221; adds Josef Smolen, MD, Medical University of Vienna, and Editor-in-Chief of the <i>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                    The impact of population ageing on musculoskeletal disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: global burden and healthcare costs, <i>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/i> (2025). <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ard.2025.08.002\" target=\"_blank\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.ard.2025.08.002<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Analysis isolates population aging as primary driver of musculoskeletal disorders (2025, September 16)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 16 September 2025<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-09-analysis-isolates-population-aging-primary.html\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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