Obesity in Young Adulthood

The Role of Physical Activity Level, Musculoskeletal Pain, and Psychological Distress in Adolescence (The Hunt-Study)

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ID15499665
AuthorsMaren Hjelle Guddal (0000-0002-2452-6918, Oslo University Hospital, corresponding author), Synne Øien Stensland (0000-0002-4462-3969, Oslo University Hospital), Milada Cvancarova Småstuen (OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University), Marianne Bakke Johnsen (0000-0003-4300-5250, Oslo University Hospital), Ingrid Heuch (0000-0003-1202-730X, Oslo University Hospital), John‐Anker Zwart (0000-0001-5721-0154, Oslo University Hospital), Kjersti Storheim (0000-0002-6887-6901, Oslo University Hospital)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue12
Pages4603-4603
Publication date2020-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17124603
PMID32604978
OpenAlexW3037344656
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

The global obesity epidemic raises long-term health concerns which underline the importance of preventive efforts. We aimed to investigate individual and combined effects of common health problems in adolescence on the probability of obesity in young adulthood. This prospective population-based study included data from participants in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study in Norway (Young-HUNT1 (1995-1997), age 13-19, baseline) who participated in HUNT3 as young adults 11 years later (age 23-31). Exposure variables at baseline included self-reported physical activity, musculoskeletal pain, and psychological distress. We examined associations between exposure variables and the main outcome of obesity in young adulthood (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) using univariate and multiple logistic regression, stratified by sex. Probabilities of obesity for given combinations of the exposure variables were visualized in risk matrixes. The study sample consisted of 1859 participants (43.6% boys). Higher probabilities of obesity in young adulthood were found across combinations of lower physical activity levels and presence of musculoskeletal pain in adolescence. Additional adverse effects of psychological distress were low. Proactive intervention strategies to promote physical activity and facilitate sports participation for all adolescents, whilst addressing musculoskeletal pain and its potential individual causes, could prove helpful to prevent development of obesity in young adulthood

Distress · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Obesity · Population · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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