A recent study of more than 1 million Americans found a link between obesity and self-reported pain, according to findings published in the Obesity journal.
The Gallup Organization conducted the survey during a two-year period starting in 2008. Of those surveyed, only 19.2 percent were classified as low-normal BMI, 21.4 were classified as overweigh, and the remainder were in the three categories of obesity. The overweight group reported 20 percent higher rates of pain than the low-normal group, the obese I group reported 68 percent higher rates, the obese II group reported 136 percent higher rates, and the obese III group reported 254 percent higher rates.
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The Gallup Organization conducted the survey during a two-year period starting in 2008. Of those surveyed, only 19.2 percent were classified as low-normal BMI, 21.4 were classified as overweigh, and the remainder were in the three categories of obesity. The overweight group reported 20 percent higher rates of pain than the low-normal group, the obese I group reported 68 percent higher rates, the obese II group reported 136 percent higher rates, and the obese III group reported 254 percent higher rates.
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