Association between childhood overweight measures and adulthood knee pain, stiffness and dysfunction: A 25-year cohort study

Abstract

Objective To describe the associations between overweight measures in childhood and knee pain, stiffness and dysfunction among adults 25 years later. Methods Subjects broadly representative of the Australian population (n=449, aged 31-41 years, female 48%) were selected from the Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey of 1985. Height, weight and knee injury were recorded and knee pain was assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC). Childhood height, weight and knee injury had been measured according to standard protocols 25 years earlier and body mass index (BMI) and percentage overweight were calculated. Results The prevalence of knee pain..