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

Table 2

Clinical manifestations in nonoverweight/obese and overweight/obese patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.

Feature	Normal and underweight; BMI ≤ 24.9; ()	Overweight and obese; BMI ≥ 25; ()	value
Current symptoms, %
Tiredness	94.3	97.3	0.352
Anorexia	22.9	22.0	0.917
Weight loss	14.3	7.3	0.179
Insomnia	71.4	66.1	0.555
Headache	74.3	73.4	0.917
Anxiety	65.7	82.6	0.035
Depression	68.6	78.0	0.259
Memory impairment	62.9	82.6	0.015
Arthralgias	100.0	94.5	0.182
Joint swelling	31.4	44.0	0.187
Myalgias	94.3	91.7	0.622
Morning stiffness	85.7	86.2	0.938
Shortness of breath	42.9	62.4	0.042
Constipation	54.3	56.0	0.862
Diarrhea	28.6	27.5	0.904
Urinary frequency	31.4	61.5	0.002
Paresthesias	71.4	85.3	0.063
Raynaud’s phenomenon	22.9	19.3	0.645
Sicca symptoms	71.4	68.8	0.770
Dysmenorrhea	33.3	53.7	0.163
Physical examination
Tender points, median (IQR)	16 (12–18)	18 (14–18)	0.043

BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation. IQR: interquartile range.