TY - JOUR
T1 - Obesity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: Findings from a population-based cohort
AU - Deere, Kevin C.
AU - Clinch, Jacqui
AU - Holliday, Kate
AU - McBeth, John
AU - Crawley, Esther M.
AU - Sayers, Adrian
AU - Palmer, Shea
AU - Doerner, Rita
AU - Clark, Emma M.
AU - Tobias, Jon H.
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - Obesity is a risk factor for fibromyalgia in adults, but whether a similar relationship exists in children is uncertain. This study examined whether obesity is associated with reporting of musculoskeletal pain, including chronic regional pain (CRP) and chronic widespread pain (CWP), in adolescents, in a population-based setting. A pain questionnaire was administered to offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children at age 17, asking about site, duration, and pain intensity, from which participants with different types of musculoskeletal pain were identified. Relationships between obesity and pain were examined by calculating odds ratios stratified by gender and adjusted for socioeconomic status as reflected by level of maternal education. A total of 3376 participants (1424 boys) with complete data were identified, mean age 17.8; 44.7% of participants reported any pain within the last month lasting 1 day or longer; 16.3% reported lower back pain, 9.6% shoulder pain, 9.4% upper back pain, 8.9% neck pain, 8.7% knee pain, 6.8% ankle/foot pain, 4.7% CRP, and 4.3% CWP; 7.0% of participants were obese. Obesity was associated with increased odds of any pain (odds ratio [OR] 1.33, P =.04), CRP (OR 2.04, P =.005), and knee pain (OR 1.87, P =.001), but not CWP (OR 1.10, P =.5). Compared with non obese participants, those with any pain, knee pain, and CRP reported more severe average pain (P
AB - Obesity is a risk factor for fibromyalgia in adults, but whether a similar relationship exists in children is uncertain. This study examined whether obesity is associated with reporting of musculoskeletal pain, including chronic regional pain (CRP) and chronic widespread pain (CWP), in adolescents, in a population-based setting. A pain questionnaire was administered to offspring of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children at age 17, asking about site, duration, and pain intensity, from which participants with different types of musculoskeletal pain were identified. Relationships between obesity and pain were examined by calculating odds ratios stratified by gender and adjusted for socioeconomic status as reflected by level of maternal education. A total of 3376 participants (1424 boys) with complete data were identified, mean age 17.8; 44.7% of participants reported any pain within the last month lasting 1 day or longer; 16.3% reported lower back pain, 9.6% shoulder pain, 9.4% upper back pain, 8.9% neck pain, 8.7% knee pain, 6.8% ankle/foot pain, 4.7% CRP, and 4.3% CWP; 7.0% of participants were obese. Obesity was associated with increased odds of any pain (odds ratio [OR] 1.33, P =.04), CRP (OR 2.04, P =.005), and knee pain (OR 1.87, P =.001), but not CWP (OR 1.10, P =.5). Compared with non obese participants, those with any pain, knee pain, and CRP reported more severe average pain (P
KW - ALSPAC
KW - Epidemiological study
KW - Questionnaire
U2 - 10.1016/j.pain.2012.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.pain.2012.06.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 22805779
SN - 0304-3959
VL - 153
SP - 1932
EP - 1938
JO - Pain
JF - Pain
IS - 9
ER -
