The association of preterm birth and small for gestational age with recurrent multisite musculoskeletal pain during early and middle adulthood — The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study
Preterm birth and SGA were not negatively associated with adult multisite MSK pain. A protective association appeared with continuous gestational age, but small sample sizes warrant cautious interpretation.
Authors
- Eero Kajantie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-8391)
- Jaro Ilari Karppinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2158-6042)
- Eveliina Heikkala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7156-491X)
- Paulo H. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-7770)
- S Nieminen
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.09.011
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00