Examining Risk for Persistent Pain among Adults with Overweight Status
Obesity and persistent pain are public health concerns with associated high costs. Evidence supports an increased risk for reports of persistent pain among adults who are above the recommended body mass index level. However, data have not been clearly synthesized to report the risk for the two co-occurring conditions. Even less is known about how overweight status that does not reach the level of obesity is related to pain. Thus, the aim driving this review was to calculate the risk and odds ratios of chronic pain among adults with an overweight body mass index.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Teresa Bigand, Marian Wilson, Ruth Bindler, Kenn Daratha Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
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