Body weight in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in relation to later risk of disabilities and early retirement among Danish female nurses
Authors' conclusion
The results show that in a well-educated population of women, overweight in childhood and/or adolescence had adverse socioeconomic consequences for later risk of disabilities and early retirement irrespective of weight status in adulthood.
Study context
- Population
- Danish female nurses (Danish Female Nurse Cohort), recruited 1999; outcomes in later adulthood (>44 years), by menopausal age (<or ≥52 years)
- Participants
- 10,363 nurses
- Exposure
- Overweight in childhood, adolescence or young adulthood vs not overweight
- Outcome
- Disabilities (>6 months) and early retirement
- Follow-up
- Later adulthood (>44 years)
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio (95% CI)
Childhood overweight that did not persist into adulthooddisabilities; postmenopausal group
1.82(1.26–2.63)
Childhood overweight that did not persist into adulthoodearly retirement; postmenopausal group
2.05(1.38–3.03)
Adolescent overweight that did not persist into adulthooddisabilities
1.76(1.26–2.47)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
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Original publication
Body weight in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in relation to later risk of disabilities and early retirement among Danish female nurses. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 14 February 2024. doi:10.
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