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

Antony J PalmerJose Luis PovedaDaniel Martinez-LagunaCarlen ReyesJeroen de BontAlan SilmanAndrew J CarrTalita Duarte Salles Daniel Prieto Alhambra

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

Maintaining a healthy weight from an early age may reduce the prevalence of back pain in both children and adults. Overweight female children from deprived socioeconomic groups are at greatest risk of back pain and represent a target population for intervention.

Keyphrases

young adults
randomized controlled trial
weight loss
body mass index
risk factors
weight gain