Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: A prospective birth cohort study
•Examines association between earthquake exposure and weight-change at age 40 years.•The associations were adjusted by prior life course covariates.•Exposure to an earthquake did not increase body mass index at six-years follow-up.•Exposure to an earthquake increased waist circumference at six-years follow-up.•A dose-response relationship was evident by severity of exposure for waist circumference.
Authors
- Cathy Malcolm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-2476)
- Bellal A Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-3061)
- Henry Matthew
- Eggleton Phoebe
- Harvet Anne
- Deng Bingyu
- McLeod Geraldine
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- Agence France-Presse (FR)
- Environment Canterbury (NZ)
- Canterbury Health Laboratories (NZ)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SSM - Population Health
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101781
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00