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June 14, 2026Obesity Research & Clinical PracticeOpen Access

Abdominal obesity as an independent and additive risk factor for sciatica: A population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan

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SWSheng‐Hua WuILI-Wei LuYLYen‐Chin Liu

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Cross-sectional analysis evaluates the link between metabolic syndrome and sciatica, highlighting obesity's role.

Key Points

  • This study investigates the relationship between metabolic syndrome and sciatica, focusing on abdominal obesity as a key factor.
  • Cross-sectional analysis of 121,673 adults aged 30-70 from Taiwan Biobank.
  • Utilized modified National Cholesterol Education Program criteria for metabolic syndrome.
  • Applied multivariate logistic regression to estimate odds ratios for sciatica in relation to metabolic syndrome components.
  • Meta-syndrome was found associated with a higher prevalence of sciatica (adjusted OR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.06-1.34).
  • A significant trend was observed linking the number of metabolic syndrome components to sciatica prevalence (adjusted p for trend = 0.001).
  • Abdominal obesity showed a notable association with sciatica (adjusted OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.28-1.57).

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e46b3b1cc60ccdea8b57bhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2026.06.002
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