Family structure and multisite musculoskeletal pain in adolescence: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family structure is suggested to be associated with adolescent pain, but evidence on its association with multisite MS pain is sparse. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the potential associations between family structure ('single-parent family', 'reconstructed family', and 'two-parent family') and multisite musculoskeletal (MS) pain in adolescence.

Methods

The dataset was based on the 16-year-old Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 adolescents with available data on family structure, multisite MS pain, and a potential confounder (n = 5,878). The associations between family structure and multisite MS pain were analyzed with binomial logistic regression and modelled as unadjusted, as the evaluated potential confounder, mother's educational

SUBMITTER: Heikkala E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007855 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature