Does Smoking Influence Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients' Health Status?

Smoking habits influence pain and functional and psychiatric features in fibromyalgia

“…Recently, some studies have suggested that smoking could influence pain severity or functional features in FMS [15][16][17]. In contrast, a recent study from a Brazilian group showed no impact of smoking on the health status of FMS patients [18].…”

“…Recently, two additional studies also demonstrated that smoking could be a triggering environmental factor that leads to aggravation of clinical features in FMS [16,17]. However, Costallat et al reported no impact of smoking on the health status of Brazilian FMS patients, showing no difference in the mean FIQ scores between smoking FMS and nonsmoking FMS patients [18]. The present study also demonstrated that smoking had some impact on the clinical features of FMS patients, although weak associations of tender points and depression may be related to smoking, as observed in the selected study population.…”

“…A majority of the research has suggested that smoking could influence clinical features and functional impairment in FMS patients [15][16][17]. However, no association between smoking and FMS features was proposed in a clinical study of the Brazilian FMS population [18]. Although clinical data for these issues have been studied from several ethnic and regional populations, currently there is no information regarding the East Asian population, especially Korean FMS patients.…”

“…Debate exists among several clinical investigations regarding the impact of smoking on clinical features including generalized pain, fatigue, functional impairment, life of quality, and psychiatric features [15][16][17][18]. A majority of the research has suggested that smoking could influence clinical features and functional impairment in FMS patients [15][16][17].…”

“…Recent clinical studies have been performed to assess the relationship between smoking and clinical features of FMS in different regional or ethnic groups [15][16][17][18]. However, the research showed inconsistent results, although the causes for the differences were not fully understood and may include regional variation, ethnicity, and the assessment tool utilized to assess clinical features and functional impairment.…”