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The research investigates the link between smoking and the experience of joint pain in menopausal women.

March 6, 20260 citations

The association between smoking and joint pain in women attending a specialized menopause clinic.

TRTaylor RoebothamWestern University FGFarhad GhasemiSt Joseph's Health Care WWWendy WolfmanMount Sinai Hospital

Key Points

The research investigates the link between smoking and the experience of joint pain in menopausal women.
Observational study design
Population: women attending a menopause clinic
Assessments of smoking habits and joint pain
Analysis of estrogen-related pathways
Smoking is associated with higher levels of joint pain
Estrogen pathways may contribute to this link
Suggests smoking could be a modifiable risk factor for joint symptoms

Abstract

Smoking is independently associated with joint pain in menopausal women. While the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, this association supports the hypothesis that estrogen-related pathways play a role in menopausal joint symptoms and highlights smoking as a potential modifiable risk factor.

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Roebotham et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa7077531e4c4a9ff5a4f2 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2026.2628339

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