Associations between BMI and health symptoms across ages and cohorts
Synopsis
Overweight and obesity are
increasing worldwide, and this trend is likely to cause increasing incidence of
cardiometabolic conditions. But there are also other conditions and symptoms
that are associated with high (or low) body mass index (BMI) and there is
little evidence on the effect on these of increasing BMI in the population. This
project aims to answer the question ‘ Do the associations between BMI categories
and various health conditions remain constant or do they change as women age or
across generations? ’ Specifically, we will examine trends in conditions common
in younger women: menstrual symptoms, back pain, urinary incontinence and
general health.