A new study from McGill University has found that some times of pain peak earlier in life than expected.
Researchers reportedly analyzed self-reported pain data from more than 6.1 million people across 118 countries and territories, and found that different types of pain peak at different ages.
Things like headaches and stomach pain reportedly peak earlier in one’s life, while back, hip and knee pain grow with age.
Researchers also found that the sharpest rise in pain occurred before age 55.
Comparing women to men, researchers found that at nearly every age, women reported feeling more pain than men.
Additionally, researchers found that “people in less-industrialized countries reported higher levels of pain than did people in other countries, a finding that contrasts with some global estimates suggesting the opposite.”
From the study, a global benchmark for pain was created, similar to growth charts pediatricians use to track a child’s height and weight, noting that it allows researchers to compare pain levels against global averages for people of the same age and sex.
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