Musculoskeletal pain in obese compared with healthy-weight children
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Article Title | Musculoskeletal pain in obese compared with healthy-weight children |
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ERA Journal ID | 15926 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Tsiros, Margarita D. (Author), Buckley, Jonathan D. (Author), Howe, Peter R. C. (Author), Walkley, Jeff (Author), Hills, Andrew P. (Author) and Coates, Alison M. (Author) |
Journal Title | The Clinical Journal of Pain |
Clinical Journal of Pain | |
Journal Citation | 30 (7), pp. 583-588 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0749-8047 |
1536-5409 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000017 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/Abstract/2014/07000/Musculoskeletal_Pain_in_Obese_Compared_With.5.aspx |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES:: To investigate whether obesity is associated with musculoskeletal pain in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: Obese (n=107) and healthy-weight (n=132) 10-to 13-year-old children (132 males, 107 females) participated in an observational case-control study. Children self-reported pain location (excluding abdominal pain), pain intensity (current and prior week), and pain prevalence (overall and lower limb) using the Pediatric Pain Questionnaire. Body composition was assessed (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) and children wore an accelerometer for 8 days. RESULTS:: After adjustment for accelerometry (weekly average counts per hour) and socioeconomic status, obese children had more intense pain (worst pain, P=0.006), pain in more locations (P≤0.005), and a higher prevalence of lower limb pain (60% vs. 52% respectively, P=0.012) than healthy-weight children. Significant relationships were observed between body mass index and total pain locations (P≤0.004, unadjusted and adjusted) and worst pain intensity (P≤0.009, adjusted for socioeconomic status/accelerometry). There were no significant relationships between percent body fat and pain variables (unadjusted/adjusted analyses, P=0.262 to 1.0). DISCUSSION:: Obesity in children was associated with increased overall and lower limb musculoskeletal pain, for which body mass index was a stronger predictor than adiposity. Clinicians treating obese children should screen for pain and prescribe exercise programs that take their symptoms into account. |
Keywords | adiposity; body mass index; child; obese; pain; Absorptiometry, Photon; Adolescent; Body Composition; Body Mass Index; Case-Control Studies; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Activity; Musculoskeletal Pain; Obesity; Pain Measurement; Questionnaires; Self Report; Statistics, Nonparametric |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420299. Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
320216. Orthopaedics | |
321399. Paediatrics not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of South Australia |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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