A study published in The Spine Journal examined how a person's wealth impacted their back problems and comorbidities.
The study included a 4,388 people with no chronic health conditions and 1,405 people with back problems as well as 3,018 people with other health conditions. Th reserachers used a microsimulation model, logistical regression models and linear regression models to assess the difference in the value of wealth.
Here are five findings from the study:
• People with back problems and two comorbidities had 0.16 the odds of having accumulated some wealth when compared with people who had no chronic health conditions.
• Those with back problems and three ore more comorbidities had 0.20 times the odds of having accumulated some wealth than people with no chronic health conditions.
• The average vale of total wealth for people with back problems and three or more comorbidities was $150,000.
• People with back problems only and one comorbidity had an average median value of $250,000.
• People with only one health condition — excluding back problems — had 65 percent more wealth than those with back problems.
The study authores promote the importance of considering multiple morbidities when discussing the relationship between back problems and economic circumstances.
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