Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: a prospective birth cohort study

Phoebe Eggleton; Joseph Boden; Anne Harvet; Bingyu Deng; Geraldine McLeod; Malcolm Campbell; Matthew Hobbs

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101781

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Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: a prospective birth cohort study

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Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: a prospective birth cohort study

Phoebe Eggleton, Joseph Boden, Anne Harvet, Bingyu Deng, Geraldine McLeod, Malcolm Campbell and Matthew Hobbs

SSM - population health, Vol.30, 101781

24/03/2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101781

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Abstract

earthquake exposure

disaster exposure

adverse life events

stress

weight-change

BMI

major disaster experience

• Examines association between earthquake exposure and weight-change at age 40 years. • The associations were adjusted by prior life course covariates. • Exposure to an earthquake did not increase body mass index at six-years follow-up. • Exposure to an earthquake increased waist circumference at six-years follow-up. • A dose-response relationship was evident by severity of exposure for waist circumference.

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Record Identifier: 9926722393501891
Title: Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: a prospective birth cohort study
Creators: Phoebe Eggleton
Joseph Boden
Anne Harvet
Bingyu Deng
Geraldine McLeod
Malcolm Campbell
Matthew Hobbs
Publication Details: SSM - population health, Vol.30, 101781
Academic Unit: Christchurch Health and Development Study; Psychological Medicine (UOC)
Publisher: Elsevier
Grants: The Christchurch health and development study - Birth to 40 years, NZHRC01292, Health Research Council of New Zealand (New Zealand, Auckland) - HRC
Grant note: 22/528 / New Zealand Health Research Council Emerging Researcher First Grant
Date published ; e-published: 24/03/2025
Copyright: Copyright © The Author(s) 2025. This work was first published in SSM - Population Health (Elsevier). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided that the original work is properly attributed to the creator(s) and the source, a link to the Creative Commons license is provided, and any changes made are indicated.
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article