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Author: Tobias, Joseph D.
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1. Tumin, Dmitry
Frech, Adrianne
Lynch, Jamie L.
Raman, Vidya T.
Bhalla, Tarun
Tobias, Joseph D.
Weight Gain Trajectory and Pain Interference in Young Adulthood: Evidence from a Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study
Pain Medicine 21,3 (March 2020): 439-447.
Also: https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz184
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Health, Chronic Conditions; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Obesity; Transition, Adulthood

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Objective: Obesity is associated with chronic pain, but the contribution of body mass index (BMI) trajectories over the life course to the onset of pain problems remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed how BMI trajectories during the transition to adulthood were associated with a measure of pain interference obtained at age 29 in a longitudinal birth cohort study.

Methods: Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1997 Cohort (follow-up from 1997 to 2015), were used to determine BMI trajectories from age 14 to 29 via group trajectory modeling. At age 29, respondents described whether pain interfered with their work inside and outside the home over the past four weeks (not at all, a little, or a lot). Multivariable ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate pain interference according to BMI trajectory and study covariates.

Conclusions: Obesity and rapid weight gain during the transition to adulthood were associated with higher risk of pain interference among young adults.

Bibliography Citation
Tumin, Dmitry, Adrianne Frech, Jamie L. Lynch, Vidya T. Raman, Tarun Bhalla and Joseph D. Tobias. "Weight Gain Trajectory and Pain Interference in Young Adulthood: Evidence from a Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study." Pain Medicine 21,3 (March 2020): 439-447.