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Relationship Between Weight and Severity of Fibromyalgia
Karla Núñez-Nevárez1, Alicia López-Betancourt2, Vicente Cisneros-Pérez3
1Biochemistry Research Laboratory.
Abstract:
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome with diffuse pain, muscle weakness, and other symptoms. A relationship between the severity of symptoms and obesity has been observed.
Objective:
To determine the relationship between weight and the severity of fibromyalgia.
Material And Methods:
42 patients with fibromyalgia were studied. BMI and fibromyalgia severity are classified weight by FIQR. Results: The mean age was 47.3 ± 9.4 years, 78% presented severe and extreme fibromyalgia, and 88% were overweight or obese. There was a positive correlation between the severity of the symptoms and the BMI (r = 0. 309). The reliability test for FIQR presented a Cronbach's α of 0.94.
Conclusion:
About 80% of the participants do not show controlled symptoms, and their prevalence of obesity is high, observing a positive correlation between both.
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