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. 2017 Jan 27;61(3):249–256. doi: 10.1590/2359-3997000000248

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
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.