Comparison of the clinical features and quality of life in normal weight and overweight patients with fibromyalgia Normal ve fazla kilolu fibromiyalji hastalarinda klinik özellikler ve yaşam kalitesinin karşilaştirilmasi
Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.100-103, 2008 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.100-103
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Body mass index, Fibromyalgia, Quality of life
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: In this study, we compared the clinical features and quality of life of normal and overweight fibromyalgia (FM) patients. Material and Methods: One hundred and six female FM patients were included to the study. After the physical examination and routine laboratory analysis, body mass indexes (BMI) of all patients were calculated. Patients were divided into two groups according to their BMI (Normal: BMI<25 kg/m2 and overweight: BMI≥25.0 kg/m2) and their painful joints and associated symptoms of FM were recorded. Widespread musculoskeletal pain, global disease activity assessment of the patient and the doctor were measured by using visual analog scale (VAS, 0-100 mm) and quality of life were evaluated by using Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). Results: The mean age of the thirty nine patients who were in the normal group were 35.96 ± 10.07 years where as sixty seven patients in the overweight group had a mean age of 42.36 ± 8.05 years. We did not observe any significant difference of FM associated painful joints and symptoms between the two groups. Also the widespread pain, global assessment of the patient and the doctor and FIQ, subgroups were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion: The results of this study did not display any significant difference of the clinical features and quality of life normal and overweight FM patients. Further studies on larger patient groups with higher BMI may underline the effect of body weight on the symptoms of FM. Copyright © 2008 by Turk Tibbi Rehabilitasyon Kurumu Derneǧi.