Work‐restricting musculoskeletal pain after bariatric surgery or usual obesity care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study
Authors' conclusion
Bariatric surgery was associated with better recovery from pain, primarily in weight-bearing joints, as well as with prevention of pain development in the knee and ankle compared with matched controls receiving usual obesity care.
Study context
- Population
- Participants of the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study
- Participants
- 2,007 vs 2,040
- Exposure
- Bariatric surgery vs usual obesity care
- Bariatric surgeryn = 2,007
- Usual obesity caren = 2,040reference
- Outcome
- Recovery from, and incidence of, work-restricting musculoskeletal pain (self-reported pain in neck and shoulders, back, hips, knees and ankles)
- Follow-up
- Baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 and 20 years
Methodological detailsmatched control group
- Matched control group
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
short (1-4 years) and long term (up to 20 years)
- Bariatric surgery associated with better recovery from baseline work-restricting knee and ankle pain in the short (1-4 years) and long term (up to 20 years) vs matched controls
- Bariatric surgery associated with better recovery from back and hip pain in the short term
- In participants without baseline pain, bariatric surgery associated with lower incidence of new knee and ankle pain in the short and long term
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Work‐restricting musculoskeletal pain after bariatric surgery or usual obesity care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 29 August 2024. doi:10.
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