Association of body mass index with symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia

Association of body mass index with symptom severity and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia

Objective To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with fibromyalgia. Methods We assessed BMI status and its association with symptom severity and QOL in 888 patients with fibromyalgia who were seen in a fibromyalgia treatmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arthritis care & research (2010) 2012-02, Vol.64 (2), p.222-228
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Chul‐Hyun, Luedtke, Connie A., Vincent, Ann, Thompson, Jeffrey M., Oh, Terry H.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
Female
Fibromyalgia - epidemiology
Fibromyalgia - physiopathology
Fibromyalgia - psychology
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - physiopathology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Middle Aged
Minnesota - epidemiology
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity - psychology
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and symptom severity and quality of life (QOL) in patients with fibromyalgia. Methods We assessed BMI status and its association with symptom severity and QOL in 888 patients with fibromyalgia who were seen in a fibromyalgia treatment program and who completed the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) and the Short Form 36 (SF‐36) health survey. Results The BMI distribution of nonobese (BMI
ISSN:2151-464X
2151-4658
DOI:10.1002/acr.20653