Do the associations of body mass index and waist circumference with back pain change as people age? 32 years of follow-up in a British birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with back pain change with age and extend into later life.

Design

British birth cohort study.

Setting

England, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

Up to 3426 men and women from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development.

Primary outcome measures

Back pain (sciatica, lumbago or recurring/severe backache all or most of the time) was self-reported during nurse interviews at ages 36, 43, 53 and 60-64 years and in a postal questionnaire using a body manikin at age 68.

Results

Findings from mixed-effects logistic regression models indicated that higher BMI was consistently associated with increased odds of back pain a

SUBMITTER: Muthuri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7735102 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature