SEP 2, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Storage symptom burden in women with obesity is associated more with age and smoking than metabolic biomarkers: prospectively collected cross-sectional data
Scientific Reports
Small single-center cross-sectional study with a study-specific symptom measure (unvalidated modified scale) showing weak associations that do not survive multiple-testing correction; provides hypothesis-generating data but insufficient to guide clinical practice.
Reported
Sample size139
Age association (per SD)β = 1.81, 95% CI 0.47–3.15
Current smoking associationβ = 3.60, 95% CI 0.33–6.88