TY - JOUR T1 - Fibromyalgia: a new facet of the post-COVID-19 syndrome spectrum? Results from a web-based survey JF - RMD Open JO - RMD Open DO - 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001735 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - e001735 AU - Francesco Ursini AU - Jacopo Ciaffi AU - Luana Mancarella AU - Lucia Lisi AU - Veronica Brusi AU - Carlotta Cavallari AU - Martina D’Onghia AU - Anna Mari AU - Elena Borlandelli AU - Jacopo Faranda Cordella AU - Micaela La Regina AU - Pasquale Viola AU - Piero Ruscitti AU - Marco Miceli AU - Roberto De Giorgio AU - Nicola Baldini AU - Claudio Borghi AU - Alessandro Gasbarrini AU - Annamaria Iagnocco AU - Roberto Giacomelli AU - Cesare Faldini AU - Maria Paola Landini AU - Riccardo Meliconi Y1 - 2021/08/01 UR - http://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e001735.abstract N2 - Objective Postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) is an emerging entity characterised by a large array of manifestations, including musculoskeletal complaints, fatigue and cognitive or sleep disturbances. Since similar symptoms are present also in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), we decided to perform a web-based cross-sectional survey aimed at investigating the prevalence and predictors of FM in patients who recovered from COVID-19.Methods Data were anonymously collected between 5 and 18 April 2021. The collection form consisted of 28 questions gathering demographic information, features and duration of acute COVID-19, comorbid diseases, and other individual’s attributes such as height and weight. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Survey Criteria and the Italian version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire completed the survey.Results A final sample of 616 individuals (77.4% women) filled the form 6±3 months after the COVID-19 diagnosis. Of these, 189 (30.7%) satisfied the ACR survey criteria for FM (56.6% women). A multivariate logistic regression model including demographic and clinical factors showed that male gender (OR: 9.95, 95% CI 6.02 to 16.43, p<0.0001) and obesity (OR: 41.20, 95% CI 18.00 to 98.88, p<0.0001) were the strongest predictors of being classified as having post-COVID-19 FM. Hospital admission rate was significantly higher in men (15.8% vs 9.2%, p=0.001) and obese (19.2 vs 10.8%, p=0.016) respondents.Conclusion Our data suggest that clinical features of FM are common in patients who recovered from COVID-19 and that obesity and male gender affect the risk of developing post-COVID-19 FM.Data are available upon reasonable request. Data are available upon request from the corresponding author. ER -