Table 2.
Musculoskeletal Problems Reported to Family Physicians in Normal-Weight and Overweight and Obese Children
| Area of Complaint | Normal-Weight Childrena% (n) | Overweight and Obese Childrenb% (n) | OR (95%CI) |
| All musculoskeletal | |||
| All ages | 14.1 (301) | 16.0 (51) | 1.16 (0.84–1.61) |
| 2–11 y | 9.5 (130) | 10.3 (24) | 1.09 (0.69–1.73) |
| 12–17 y | 22.3 (171) | 31.8 (27) | 1.62 (1.00–2.64) |
| Neck and back | |||
| All ages | 2.1 (45) | 3.1 (10) | 1.51 (0.75–3.02) |
| 2–11 y | 1.1 (15) | 1.3 (3) | 1.18 (0.34–4.10) |
| 12–17 y | 3.9 (30) | 8.2 (7) | 2.20 (0.94–5.18) |
| Upper extremity | |||
| All ages | 1.8 (38) | 2.2 (7) | 1.24 (0.55–2.80) |
| 2–11 y | 1.3 (18) | 1.3 (3) | 0.98 (0.29–3.35) |
| 12–17 y | 2.6 (20) | 4.7 (4) | 1.84 (0.62–5.52) |
| Lower extremity | |||
| All ages | 6.1 (130) | 7.8 (25) | 1.32 (0.84–2.10) |
| 2–11 y | 3.9 (53) | 4.3 (10) | 1.11 (0.56–2.22) |
| 12–17 y | 10.1 (77) | 17.6 (15) | 1.92 (1.05–3.51)c |
Note: Illness episodes during prior 12 months recorded in family physician’s electronic medical record. Reference group (OR 1.0) for each row is normal-weight children.
a Group total = 2,140; age-group 2–11 y, n = 1,374; age-group 12–17 y, n = 766.
b Group total = 319; age-group 2–11 y, n = 234; age-group 12–17 y, n = 85.
cP<.05.