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. 2020 Apr 2;3(4):e202012. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2012

Figure 1. Relative Risks of Receiving Prescription Opioids for Specific Pain Diagnoses by Obesity (Obese vs Normal Weight) Among 555 444 Patients Aged 35 to 64 Years, athenahealth Network, 2015-2017.

Figure 1.

Obesity was positively associated with risk of receiving prescription opioids for 16 pain diagnoses. Osteoarthritis and other joint disorders were the 2 reasons for receiving prescription opioids that were most strongly associated with obesity. The dashed line represents the overall relative risk of receiving prescription opioids for any pain diagnosis by obesity.