Association of Obesity With Prescription Opioids for Painful Conditions in Patients Seeking Primary Care in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prior studies have identified an association between obesity and prescription opioid use in the US. However, the pain conditions that are factors in this association remain unestablished.

Objective

To investigate the association between obesity and pain diagnoses recorded by primary care clinicians as reasons for prescription of opioids.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study including 565 930 patients aged 35 to 64 years with a body mass index (BMI) measurement recorded in 2016 was conducted. Electronic health records of patients seen by primary care clinicians in the US in the multipayer athenahealth network from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017, were reviewed, and data were analyzed from March 1 to September 15, 2019.

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SUBMITTER: Stokes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7118518 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature