Prevalence of fibromyalgia in patients treated at the bariatric surgery outpatient clinic of Hospital de Cl ínicas do Paraná – Curitiba

Conclusions The prevalence of FM in patients with morbid obesity is extremely high. However, BMI does not differ in patients with or without FM. The presence of depression may be a risk factor for the development of FM in these patients.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research