Childhood overweight and obesity and back pain risk: a cohort study of 466 997 children.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the association between age, sex, socioeconomic group, weight status and back pain risk in a large general population cohort of children.

Design and setting

A dynamic cohort of children aged 4 years in the Information System for Research in Primary Care (SIDIAP) electronic primary care records data in Catalonia. Multivariable Cox models were fitted to explore the association between back pain and weight status categories according to the WHO 2007 growth reference groups (body mass index for age z-score). Models were adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status and nationality.

Participants

Children seen at age 4 years at paediatric primary care clinics between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2013 and followed up until 31 December 2016 or age 15 year

SUBMITTER: Palmer AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500301 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature