Severity of fibromyalgia symptoms is associated with socioeconomic status and not obesity in Korean patients
- Title
- Severity of fibromyalgia symptoms is associated with socioeconomic status and not obesity in Korean patients
- Author
- 이혜순
- Issue Date
- 2016-03
- Publisher
- CLINICAL & EXPER RHEUMATOLOGY
- Citation
- CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY, v. 34, NO 2, suppl 96, Page. 83-88
- Abstract
- Objective. Several studies conducted in Western countries have shown that obese or overweight patients with fibromyalgia (FM) exhibit more severe symptoms than patients of normal weight. However, there has been no study on the relationship between obesity and FM symptom severity in Asian patients. In this study, we evaluated the association between obesity, and other related factors such as socioeconomic status (SES), and FM symptom severity in Korean patients. Methods. A total of 343 participants were enrolled in this prospective cohort study, which used a nationwide survey of FM patients who were followed on an annual basis. We investigated health-related quality of life (QoL) and associated factors, such as demographic characteristics, SES, and physical and psychological function. The FM patients were assessed using the following self-reported questionnaires: the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey, the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, the Brief Fatigue Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Social Support Scale. Results. Of the 343 patients, 76 (22.1%) were obese
- URI
- http://www.clinexprheumatol.org/abstract.asp?a=9890http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/34257
- ISSN
- 0392-856X; 1593-098X
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