Table 2. Correlation of clinical fibromyalgia parameters with body mass index (r Spearman correlation) in patients with fibromyalgia.
Tender Points | Pain Threshold | PHQ-9 | FIQ | MCP-1 | CRP | |
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BMI | 0.09 (NS) | 0.11 (NS) | -0.06 (NS) | 0.04 (NS) | -0.03 (NS) | 0.46 (p < 0.005) |
Adjusted leptin | -0.10 (NS) | -0.04 (NS) | -0.07 (NS) | -0.10 (NS) | -0.03 (NS) | 0.002 (NS) |
FM: fibromyalgia; BMI: body mass index; FM: fat mass; TP: tender points; FIQ: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; CRP: C-reactive protein; NS: statistically not significant.