Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Authors' conclusion
Increased stress during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed among people with obesity or ACEs. The long-term outcomes of stress during the pandemic need to be determined.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged 50–96 years from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Study; obesity and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) collected pre-pandemic (2015–2018)
- Participants
- 23,972 adults
- Exposure
- Obesity classes vs healthy weight; ACEs
- Outcome
- Stress outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Overall stressors
- Health related stressors
- Perception of the pandemic as negative
- Follow-up
- COVID-19 Exit Survey (Sept-Dec 2020)
Methodological detailsanalysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Study
- Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) COVID-19 Study
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Increase in overall stressors · Sept-Dec 2020
Relative risk (95% CI)
Class III obesityvs Healthy weight
1.19(1.12–1.27)
4-8 ACEsvs No ACEs
1.38(1.33–1.44)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | RR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Increased health related stressorsClass III obesityvs Healthy weight | 1.25 (1.12–1.39) | |
| Perceiving the pandemic as negative4-8 ACEsvs No ACEs | 1.32 (1.19–1.47) | |
| 0.512Relative risk (log scale) |
Perceiving the pandemic as negative
- People with obesity did not perceive the consequences of the pandemic as negative
Effect modification of obesity–stress association by ACEs
- The association between obesity and stress was not modified by ACEs
- Additive and multiplicative scales
Original publication
Obesity and adverse childhood experiences in relation to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 23 January 2023. doi:10.
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