Overweight and obesity as risk factors for chronic low back pain: a new follow-up in the HUNT Study
Risk of chronic LBP increases with higher values of BMI in both sexes, although it is uncertain whether this applies to very obese men. Very obese women carry a particularly large risk. Probabilities of recurrence or persistence of chronic LBP among those already afflicted also increase with higher values of BMI. Adjustment for other factors does not influence relationships with overweight and obesity to any major extent.
Authors
- John‐Anker Zwart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-0154)
- Knut Hagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-8895)
- Ingrid Heuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1202-730X)
- Ivar Heuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3386-9688)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20011-z
- Citations
- 24
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.75
Funders
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Helse Midt-Norge
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health