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  • Pain management

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  • Obesity and persistent pain are significant public health issues with substantial economic impact.
  • Existing evidence suggests a link between higher body mass index and increased chronic pain reports.
  • Limited synthesis exists on the co-occurrence risk and the specific impact of overweight status (below obesity) on pain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the risk and odds ratios of chronic pain in overweight adults.
  • To synthesize current data on the association between overweight status and chronic pain.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive literature review was conducted using CINAHL and PubMed.
  • Relevant studies were identified using combinations of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms.
  • Risk and odds ratios were calculated from nine selected studies.

Main Results:

  • Overweight adults demonstrated a 14% to 71% increased likelihood of reporting chronic pain compared to normal-weight individuals.
  • The review synthesized data from nine studies to establish these risk ratios.

Conclusions:

  • Overweight status is associated with an elevated risk of persistent pain.
  • Weight management strategies are implied for reducing pain risk in adults with elevated body mass index.
  • Further longitudinal research is needed to establish causality between weight and pain.