Clinical Manifestations Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Puerto Ricans with Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics and health-related behaviors in nonoverweight/obese and overweight/obese patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Feature	Normal and underweight; BMI ≤ 24.9; ()	Overweight and obese; BMI ≥ 25; ()	value
Age, mean years (SD)	50.2 (10.1)	50.2 (9.9)	0.986
Gender, % female	100	93.6	0.136
Education (≤12 years), %	14.3	26.6	0.135
Exercise, %	25.7	24.8	0.911
Cigarette smoking, %	5.7	6.4	0.621
Alcohol drinking, %	0.0	0.9	0.755
Disease duration, mean years (SD)	4.5 (4.3)	5.0 (4.9)	0.565

BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation.