RT Book, Section
A1 McGinn, Brendan
A2 Silverman, Robert K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139757610
T1 Pain Management in the Obese Population
T2 Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women's Health Care
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843515
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139757610
RD 2024/04/19
AB Chronic  pain,  like  other  medical  comorbidities  such  as  cardiovascular  disease  and  diabetes,  is  more  prevalent  in  obese  patients  than  in  the  overall  population.  One  recent  study  showed  close  to  40%  of  obese  people  suffer  from  chronic  pain,  with  an  increased  incidence  as  body  mass  index  (BMI)  increases.1  A  survey  of  more  than  1  million  people  showed  that  overweight  individuals  had  approximately  20%  more  pain  compared  to  normal  weight  individuals,  increasing  to  254%  more  pain  in  individuals  with  BMIs  greater  than  40.2